El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
El Salvador
13.1%
in 2024
Ethiopia
13.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
58th
Ethiopia rank
54th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 13.5% against 13.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 58th and Ethiopia ranks 54th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 10.0% | 5.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.3% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 13.1% | 1.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 13.5% against 13.1% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 0.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- El Salvador ranks 58th and Ethiopia ranks 54th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.