El Salvador vs Iraq: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 102nd and Iraq ranks 100th of 177 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 1.1% against 0.9% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for external health expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd and Iraq ranks 100th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.