El Salvador vs Israel: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
El Salvador
15.9%
in 2025
Israel
16.1%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
53rd
Israel rank
48th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- El Salvador
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 16.1% against 15.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Israel ahead.
El Salvador ranks 53rd and Israel ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.2% | 2.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 14.9% | 1.0% | Israel |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 15.3% | 4.0% | Israel |
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 Israel?
- Israel, at 16.1% against 15.9% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between El Salvador and Israel?
- 0.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Israel?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Israel rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd and Israel ranks 48th of 196 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.