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24Peaks / North America / El Salvador / Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

El Salvador - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 27.92

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

27.92 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 1998

2.33×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#81#412020 overtook Russia2023 overtook Colombia
El SalvadorBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. El Salvador climbed from #81 to #41 (overtook Russia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for El Salvador ↓

Key Events — El Salvador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Russia in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Colombia in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1998-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19982003200820132018202311.9919.3126.6233.94

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