Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 9,392 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in El Salvador, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 9,392 million SLC for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in El Salvador peaked at 9,392 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,689 million SLC, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,065 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 2,982 million SLC | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2,689 million SLC | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 3,013 million SLC | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 3,505 million SLC | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 3,944 million SLC | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 3,777 million SLC | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 4,362 million SLC | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 4,784 million SLC | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3,823 million SLC | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 4,452 million SLC | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 4,140 million SLC | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 4,860 million SLC | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 4,500 million SLC | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 4,565 million SLC | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,661 million SLC | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 5,200 million SLC | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 5,370 million SLC | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 8,238 million SLC | +53.4% |
| 2020 | 7,342 million SLC | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 8,099 million SLC | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 8,578 million SLC | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 8,247 million SLC | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 9,392 million SLC | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,569 million SLC | 2,689 million SLC | 4,784 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,981 million SLC | 3,823 million SLC | 8,238 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,332 million SLC | 7,342 million SLC | 9,392 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 141 Seychelles 11,264 million SLC compare
- 142 Jordan 11,004 million SLC compare
- 143 Cyprus 10,780 million SLC compare
- 145 Malta 8,562 million SLC compare
- 146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,958 million SLC compare
- 147 Brunei Darussalam 6,163 million SLC 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,518 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,518 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 34.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in El Salvador?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in El Salvador was 9,392 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9,392 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,689 million SLC in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- El Salvador ranks 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.