Social contributions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Social contributions was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Social contributions in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, social contributions in El Salvador stood at 8.8%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in El Salvador peaked at 14.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 68th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Social contributions in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.1% | — |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in El Salvador?
- Social contributions in El Salvador was 8.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for social contributions?
- El Salvador ranks 68th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.