Subsidies and other transfers in El Salvador
El Salvador: Subsidies and other transfers was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in El Salvador, 1998–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in El Salvador stood at 23.3%.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in El Salvador peaked at 29.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 117th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.4% | — |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +200.5% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -89.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +423.4% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +89.0% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +45.0% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 11.5% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 3.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 14.7% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 21.0% | 28.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in El Salvador?
- Subsidies and other transfers in El Salvador was 23.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- El Salvador ranks 117th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.