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El Salvador — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1939–2031 · 87 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

El Salvador's combined government expenditure reading was 30.2% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 31.4% of GDP in 2024 was −1.13 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 29.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2031

PeriodValue
203129.2 % of GDP
203029.5 % of GDP
202929.7 % of GDP
202829.9 % of GDP
202729.6 % of GDP
13 earlier values, back to 2014
202629.6 % of GDP
202530.2 % of GDP
202431.4 % of GDP
202330.5 % of GDP
202228.7 % of GDP
202131.1 % of GDP
202032.7 % of GDP
201927.8 % of GDP
201827.6 % of GDP
201728.1 % of GDP
201627.5 % of GDP
201527.1 % of GDP
201427.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.