Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador
El Salvador: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6758 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador stood at 0.6758.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador peaked at 0.8631 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6093, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8631 | — |
| 2003 | 0.7997 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7851 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7099 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6932 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6996 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.703 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6652 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6895 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6093 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.651 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.644 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.665 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7031 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6547 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6818 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6919 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6794 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6758 | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6758 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6549, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6758 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6095, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7398 | 0.6652 | 0.8631 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.667 | 0.6093 | 0.7031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6758 | 0.6758 | 0.6758 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador was 0.6758 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8631 in 2002.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6093 in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- El Salvador ranks 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of goods and services, 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.