Out-of-pocket health expenditure in El Salvador in 2023 — 32.49%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.86 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.49 | +1.4 pp |
| 2022 | 31.1 | +0.59 pp |
| 2021 | 30.51 | +3.09 pp |
| 2020 | 27.42 | −10.25 pp |
| 2019 | 37.67 | +0.18 pp |
| 2018 | 37.49 | +0.21 pp |
| 2017 | 37.28 | +2.74 pp |
| 2016 | 34.54 | −0.68 pp |
| 2015 | 35.22 | −1.35 pp |
| 2014 | 36.57 | −0.82 pp |
| 2013 | 37.4 | −1.65 pp |
| 2012 | 39.04 | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 38.15 | +0.34 pp |
| 2010 | 37.81 | −0.62 pp |
| 2009 | 38.43 | −3.57 pp |
| 2008 | 42.01 | +0.37 pp |
| 2007 | 41.64 | +2.89 pp |
| 2006 | 38.75 | −5.27 pp |
| 2005 | 44.03 | −0.64 pp |
| 2004 | 44.67 | −1.03 pp |
| 2003 | 45.69 | +0.84 pp |
| 2002 | 44.85 | −0.28 pp |
| 2001 | 45.14 | −0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 45.36 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Costa Rica
24.13
Belize
26.78
El Salvador
32.49
Nicaragua
37.63
Panama
40.46
Mexico
41.24
Honduras
53.06
Guatemala
57.18
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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