Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
El Salvador's military expenditure stands at 1.19% as of 2024-12-31, down from 1.34% in 2023. Historical data runs from 1965 to 2024 (60 observations).
In 2024, El Salvador's military expenditure was 1.19%, down from 1.34% in 2023.
In 2023, El Salvador's military expenditure was 1.34%, down from 1.43% in 2022.
In 2022, El Salvador's military expenditure was 1.43%, up from 1.21% in 2021.
In 2021, El Salvador's military expenditure was 1.21%, down from 1.38% in 2020.
In 2020, El Salvador's military expenditure was 1.38%, up from 1.18% in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.19% | -0.1508% |
| 2023 | 1.34% | -0.0964% |
| 2022 | 1.43% | +0.2228% |
| 2021 | 1.21% | -0.1694% |
| 2020 | 1.38% | +0.1999% |
| 2019 | 1.18% | +0.0478% |
| 2018 | 1.13% | +0.0877% |
| 2017 | 1.04% | +0.021% |
| 2016 | 1.02% | -0.0333% |
| 2015 | 1.06% | +0.0216% |
| 2014 | 1.04% | -0.0447% |
| 2013 | 1.08% | +0.0312% |
| 2012 | 1.05% | -0.0393% |
| 2011 | 1.09% | -0.0015% |
| 2010 | 1.09% | +0.0107% |
| 2009 | 1.08% | +0.1171% |
| 2008 | 0.9618% | -0.0116% |
| 2007 | 0.9734% | +0.0853% |
| 2006 | 0.8881% | -0.0161% |
| 2005 | 0.9042% | +0.094% |
| 2004 | 0.8102% | -0.0312% |
| 2003 | 0.8414% | -0.2889% |
| 2002 | 1.13% | +0.0396% |
| 2001 | 1.09% | +0.2503% |
| 2000 | 0.8403% | -0.0802% |
| 1999 | 0.9205% | -0.0024% |
| 1998 | 0.9229% | -0.0848% |
| 1997 | 1.01% | -0.0666% |
| 1996 | 1.07% | -0.1006% |
| 1995 | 1.18% | -0.1772% |
| 1994 | 1.35% | -0.3265% |
| 1993 | 1.68% | -0.5748% |
| 1992 | 2.25% | -0.479% |
| 1991 | 2.73% | -0.6811% |
| 1990 | 3.41% | -1.46% |
| 1989 | 4.87% | +0.601% |
| 1988 | 4.27% | -0.1978% |
| 1987 | 4.47% | +0.1392% |
| 1986 | 4.33% | -2.26% |
| 1985 | 6.59% | +0.1464% |
| 1984 | 6.44% | +2.89% |
| 1983 | 3.55% | +0.7751% |
| 1982 | 2.78% | +0.4968% |
| 1981 | 2.28% | +0.5432% |
| 1980 | 1.74% | +0.1587% |
| 1979 | 1.58% | +0.4591% |
| 1978 | 1.12% | +0.1467% |
| 1977 | 0.9718% | +0.09% |
| 1976 | 0.8818% | +0.0511% |
| 1975 | 0.8307% | +0.0293% |
| 1974 | 0.8014% | -0.0636% |
| 1973 | 0.865% | -0.0166% |
| 1972 | 0.8816% | +0.1636% |
| 1971 | 0.718% | +0.0882% |
| 1970 | 0.6298% | -0.0856% |
| 1969 | 0.7155% | +0.0599% |
| 1968 | 0.6556% | -0.0387% |
| 1967 | 0.6943% | -0.0148% |
| 1966 | 0.7091% | -0.0296% |
| 1965 | 0.7387% | — |
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El Salvador's military expenditure is 1.19% as of 2024-12-31, compared with 1.34% in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.59% (1985); the lowest is 0.6298% (1970), across data from 1965 to 2024.
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