Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate was 0.9455 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in El Salvador is 0.9455 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.2% on the previous year and down 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 30.2 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.17 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 141st out of 192 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.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 2004 | 8.27 % change on previous year | +341.3% |
| 2005 | 19.82 % change on previous year | +139.7% |
| 2006 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 2007 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 4 % change on previous year | +111.3% |
| 2009 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2010 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +79.4% |
| 2011 | 5.21 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 2012 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 2013 | 11.21 % change on previous year | -924.8% |
| 2014 | 0.495 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2015 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +1454.0% |
| 2016 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2018 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2019 | 12.19 % change on previous year | +745.7% |
| 2020 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
| 2021 | 30.2 % change on previous year | -1489.7% |
| 2022 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9455 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.9455 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9 % change on previous year, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.9455 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 % change on previous year, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate 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 | +1489.7% | -2.17 % change on previous year | 30.2 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +1454.0% | 0.495 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +924.8% | -1.36 % change on previous year | 11.21 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +745.7% | 1.44 % change on previous year | 12.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 19.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.92 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 12.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 % change on previous year | -2.17 % change on previous year | 30.2 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 138 Marshall Islands 1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Cote d'Ivoire 1.09 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Belize 0.985 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Panama 0.881 % change on previous year compare
- 143 New Zealand 0.8049 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Vanuatu 0.7714 % change on previous year 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 0.9455 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.17 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.