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El Salvador
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#98out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

6.65.13.62.10.6196519952024El Salvador · 2024: 1.19%El Salvador

Analytical takeaways

  • El Salvador records 1.19% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #98 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 0.74% in 1965 to 1.19% in 2024, a gain of 0.45%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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