Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador
El Salvador: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.0604 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador stood at 0.0604. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador peaked at 0.0604 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 33rd of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0508 | — |
| 2003 | 0.0505 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0472 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0491 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0.0435 | — |
| 2010 | 0.0435 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0438 | — |
| 2013 | 0.0228 | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0192 | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 | +45.3% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0.0581 | — |
| 2019 | 0.0514 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0604 | +17.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0604 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2296, 26% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0301 | 0 | 0.0508 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 | 0 | 0.0581 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0604 | 0.0604 | 0.0604 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in El Salvador was 0.0604 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0604 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.