Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador
El Salvador: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador is 27.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador peaked at 32.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 3rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.3% | — |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -50.2% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -81.4% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +56.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +356.4% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +39.8% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 3.2% | 32.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 19.3% | 28.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 23.3% | 32.6% | 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 in El Salvador?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador was 27.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release