El Salvador vs Türkiye: Government spending as share of GDP
El Salvador
31.4%
in 2024
Türkiye
32.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
72nd
Türkiye rank
69th
Government spending as share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 32.6% against 31.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Türkiye ranks 69th of 151 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 22.4% | 3.5% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 36.6% | 13.7% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 33.5% | 6.3% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 31.3% | 0.4% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp, El Salvador or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 32.6% against 31.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp between El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 1.2%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for government spending as share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Türkiye ranks 69th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.