Total healthcare expenditure gdp in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 9.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.29
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
41st
of 195 countries
All-time high
10.13
in 2021
All-time low
7.77
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare expenditure gdp in El Salvador stood at 9.29.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in El Salvador peaked at 10.13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.77, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.84 | — |
| 2001 | 7.89 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.89 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.77 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.13 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 8.69 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.48 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.84 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.88 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.61 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 9.05 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 8.6 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.76 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.71 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.42 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.32 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.81 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.95 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.13 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 9.82 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.29 | -5.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 9.29 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.16, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 9.29 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.32 | 7.77 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.71 | 8.32 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.55 | 8.95 | 10.13 | 4 |
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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 total healthcare expenditure gdp in El Salvador?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in El Salvador was 9.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.77 in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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