Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 1,176 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador stood at 1,176. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1,176 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 346.87, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 346.87 | — |
| 2001 | 358.27 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 368.38 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 375.28 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 406.32 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 486.86 | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 495.05 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 504.42 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 524.6 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 535.8 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 556.33 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 585.29 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 577.34 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 642.05 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 645.23 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 694.86 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 736.86 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 755.12 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 766.01 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 859.41 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 840.74 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,095 | +30.2% |
| 2022 | 1,165 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,176 | +0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1,176 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,172, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1,176 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,228, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.2% | 840.74 | 1,095 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 440.19 | 346.87 | 535.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 681.85 | 556.33 | 859.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,069 | 840.74 | 1,176 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in El Salvador was 1,176 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,176 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.87 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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