El Salvador vs Liberia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services

El Salvador
13.1%
in 2024
Liberia
13.2%
in 2013
El Salvador rank
58th
Liberia rank
55th

Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time

  • El Salvador
  • Liberia
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 13.2% against 13.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 58th and Liberia ranks 55th of 129 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Liberia Difference Ahead
2000s 13.8% 8.4% 5.4% El Salvador
2010s 14.2% 12.2% 2.0% El Salvador

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 Liberia?
Liberia, at 13.2% against 13.1% in El Salvador as of 2013.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between El Salvador and Liberia?
0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Liberia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
How do El Salvador and Liberia rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
El Salvador ranks 58th and Liberia ranks 55th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
133 places, 2,465 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed