Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.5806 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.5806 for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 109.4% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador peaked at 0.5806 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.2394, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 24th of 60 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 protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1695 | — |
| 2003 | -0.0068 | -104.0% |
| 2005 | -0.2394 | +3408.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3349 | -239.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4574 | +36.6% |
| 2009 | 0.463 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4227 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4063 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1654 | -59.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2977 | +80.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1616 | -45.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2176 | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2649 | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2773 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5806 | +109.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5806 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -3408.3% | -0.0068 | -0.2394 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1964 | -0.2394 | 0.463 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2767 | 0.1616 | 0.4227 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5806 | 0.5806 | 0.5806 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in El Salvador was 0.5806 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5806 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2394 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, 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.