Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in El Salvador in 2023 — 5.62%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.68 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.62 | −0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 6.12 | −0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 6.42 | +0.62 pp |
| 2020 | 5.8 | +1.08 pp |
| 2019 | 4.71 | +0.17 pp |
| 2018 | 4.54 | −0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 4.58 | −0.26 pp |
| 2016 | 4.85 | +0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 4.81 | +0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 4.69 | −0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 4.76 | +0.31 pp |
| 2012 | 4.45 | −0.34 pp |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +0.43 pp |
| 2010 | 4.37 | +0.27 pp |
| 2009 | 4.11 | +0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 4.09 | −0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 4.1 | −0.42 pp |
| 2006 | 4.52 | +0.27 pp |
| 2005 | 4.25 | +0.23 pp |
| 2004 | 4.02 | +0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 3.89 | −0.11 pp |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.17 pp |
| 2001 | 3.83 | −0.11 pp |
| 2000 | 3.94 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
El Salvador
5.62
Nicaragua
4.77
Costa Rica
4.61
Panama
4.27
Belize
2.7
Mexico
2.68
Honduras
2.46
Guatemala
2.44
Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.
Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of all government spending a country directs to health.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.