Military spending, per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
98th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.1381 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
All-time low
0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Military spending, per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1381 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0726 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0.0661 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0622 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0608 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0951 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0578 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.2% |
| 1971 | 0.058 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0607 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0604 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0541 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0507 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0451 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0502 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0593 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0825 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0957 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0972 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1337 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1381 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1068 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1058 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0982 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0836 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0679 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0596 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0417 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0332 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0281 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0247 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0227 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0203 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0174 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.01 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0114 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +56.4% | 0.0608 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0951 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0714 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0608 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0951 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0545 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0451 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0593 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1381 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0679 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Lebanon 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Zambia 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Albania 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Turkey 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Thailand 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1381 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.