El Salvador — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2030 · 42 observations

About this series

General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In El Salvador, the general government expenditure reading was 30.5% of GDP in 2025, compared with 31.4% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.86 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
203029.7 % of GDP
202930.1 % of GDP
202830.3 % of GDP
202729.8 % of GDP
202629.7 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2021
202530.5 % of GDP
202431.4 % of GDP
202330.5 % of GDP
202228.7 % of GDP
202131.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.