Expense in El Salvador
El Salvador: Expense was 27.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in El Salvador, 1998–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 27.9% for expense in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in El Salvador peaked at 33.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 67th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Expense in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.0% | — |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.8% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 27.4% | 33.9% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 730.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1267 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 730.86 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 594.03 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 578.88 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in El Salvador?
- Expense in El Salvador was 27.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for expense?
- El Salvador ranks 67th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.