Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador is 15.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador peaked at 18.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 43rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | +50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.5% | 18.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.4% | 15.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 40 Israel 16.1% compare
- 41 Malawi 16.0% compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 16.0% compare
- 44 Afghanistan 15.7% compare
- 45 Iceland 15.7% compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 15.6% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0482 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in El Salvador was 15.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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