Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in El Salvador stood at 9.3%.
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 spending as a share of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 10.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, 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 spending as a share of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.4038 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in El Salvador?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in El Salvador was 9.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).