Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in El Salvador
El Salvador: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 7.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.09
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
49th
of 175 countries
All-time high
8.37
in 2020
All-time low
5.25
in 2016
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in El Salvador, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in El Salvador stood at 7.09.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in El Salvador peaked at 8.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 2016.
That places El Salvador 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.69 | — |
| 2014 | 5.57 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.25 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.13 | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 8.37 | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 7.09 | -15.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 7.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.71, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 7.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.91 | 5.25 | 7.13 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.73 | 7.09 | 8.37 | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in El Salvador?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in El Salvador was 7.09 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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