El Salvador vs Low income: Current health expenditure
El Salvador
9.3%
in 2023
Low income
4.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
40th
Low income rank
37th
Current health expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Low income
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.3% against 4.6% in Low income, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Low income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 40th and Low income ranks 37th of 193 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.1% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 4.9% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, El Salvador or Low income?
- El Salvador, at 9.3% against 4.6% in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between El Salvador and Low income?
- 4.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Low income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Low income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 40th and Low income ranks 37th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.