General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: General government final consumption expenditure was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador is 16.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 19.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1965.
That places El Salvador 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8.7% | — |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 9.4% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 15.8% | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 12.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.4% | 19.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 91 China 16.7% compare
- 92 Thailand 16.7% compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.5% compare
- 95 North Macedonia 16.4% compare
- 96 Mauritania 16.0% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.9% compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador?
- General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador was 16.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.