Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador
El Salvador: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 12.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador stood at 12.0%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador peaked at 22.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 31st of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +86.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -41.1% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +112.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +139.3% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -47.1% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +1.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.8%, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 5.8% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 9.1% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador was 12.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- El Salvador ranks 31st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release