Revenue, excluding grants in El Salvador
El Salvador: Revenue, excluding grants was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 27.3% for revenue, excluding grants in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in El Salvador peaked at 28.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.4% | — |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +3.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 27.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.7%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 27.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.3%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.6% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 23.6% | 28.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 62 Botswana 28.1% compare
- 63 Russian Federation 27.8% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 27.4% compare
- 66 Jamaica 26.9% compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 26.8% compare
- 68 Fiji 26.6% 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 revenue, excluding grants in El Salvador?
- Revenue, excluding grants in El Salvador was 27.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.