Employee compensation as share of government spending in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 40.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in El Salvador, 1998–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 40.9% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in El Salvador peaked at 65.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 23rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.2% | — |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 63.2% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 36.0% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 34.6% | 40.9% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in El Salvador?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in El Salvador was 40.9% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.