Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in El Salvador
El Salvador: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp was 1,176 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1,176 for healthcare expenditure vs gdp in 2023. 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, healthcare expenditure vs gdp 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.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 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 Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 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 healthcare expenditure vs gdp in El Salvador?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in El Salvador was 1,176 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,176 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.87 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp 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 Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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