El Salvador's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 711.72 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 110.67% from 337.84 in 2013 (7.74% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 711.72 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 418.21 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 337.84 | 2013 |
| Highest | 725.87 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 174.16 | 2001 |
| Average since 2014 | 510.82 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 174.38 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, El Salvador's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 14.15 on 2022 (from 725.87 to 711.72).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +25.07 and a typical year strayed about 35.78 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 149.52 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.61 in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 45.54 a year. A straight line explains 88% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, El Salvador had the 81st highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 711.72 | 2023 |
| World | 1,142 | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 891.02 | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 744.52 | 2023 |
Closest to El Salvador in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 711.72 |
| 2022 | 725.87 |
| 2021 | 693.97 |
| 2020 | 544.45 |
| 2019 | 460.02 |
| 2018 | 418.21 |
| 2017 | 410.87 |
| 2016 | 409.87 |
| 2015 | 381.52 |
| 2014 | 351.74 |
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 732.14 (2023)
- Argentina — 1,861 (2023)
- Bahamas, The — 1,171 (2023)
- Barbados — 480.17 (2023)
- Belize — 373.11 (2023)
- Bolivia — 508.58 (2023)
- Brazil — 913.61 (2023)
- Chile
More health data for El Salvador
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.13% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 8.25% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 755,631 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 22.61% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 796,552 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 26.34% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.38% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.42% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 711.72 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 308.13% from 174.38 in 2000 (6.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 725.87 in 2022 and the lowest 174.16 in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 81st highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for El Salvador?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.GHED.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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