External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in El Salvador
El Salvador: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in El Salvador is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in El Salvador peaked at 7.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +100.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -75.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +325.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +135.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -87.1% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +155.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +51.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -29.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -93.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +55.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -98.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +9595.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +226.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -22.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +9595.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 99 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
- 100 Vietnam 1.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 103 Barbados 0.9% compare
- 104 Albania 0.9% compare
- 105 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in El Salvador?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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