Chile vs El Salvador: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Chile
19.2%
in 2023
El Salvador
18.5%
in 2023
Chile rank
15th
El Salvador rank
18th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 19.2% against 18.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 195 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 17.9% | 5.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 17.1% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 19.6% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 19.2% against 18.5% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0.7%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Chile ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.