Expense in El Salvador
El Salvador: Expense was 9.37 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in El Salvador, 1998–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in El Salvador is 9.37 billion current LCU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in El Salvador peaked at 9.37 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.31 billion current LCU, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 135th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 billion current LCU | 1.31 billion current LCU | 1.61 billion current LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.09 billion current LCU | 1.77 billion current LCU | 4.55 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 billion current LCU | 4.45 billion current LCU | 6.66 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.78 billion current LCU | 8.46 billion current LCU | 9.37 billion current LCU | 4 |
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More public sector data for El Salvador
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 21.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 28.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 37.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.6% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 14.3% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 20.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 14.1% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in El Salvador?
- Expense in El Salvador was 9.37 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.37 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 billion current LCU in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for expense?
- El Salvador ranks 135th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.