Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in El Salvador
El Salvador: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in El Salvador stood at 60.5%.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in El Salvador peaked at 64.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 85th 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 60.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 60.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.0% | 46.2% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 49.1% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 60.5% | 64.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in El Salvador?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in El Salvador was 60.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.