El Salvador vs Jordan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.304 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jordan
0.2177 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
175th
Jordan rank
178th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.304 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2177 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Jordan, a difference of 0.0863 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jordan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 175th and Jordan ranks 178th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0843 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0843 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Jordan |
| 1990s | 0.1897 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2601 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0704 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.2284 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2518 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0234 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.2724 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2069 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0655 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3091 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2163 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0928 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Jordan?
- El Salvador, at 0.304 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2177 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 0.0863 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 175th and Jordan ranks 178th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.