Adjusted net national income per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adjusted net national income per capita was 7.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net national income per capita in El Salvador, 1991–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net national income per capita in El Salvador stood at 7.1%.
That represents a change of up 170.6% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net national income per capita in El Salvador peaked at 7.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -10.1%, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 32nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net national income per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +2491.4% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -21.4% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | -1.0% | -117.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -301.5% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +40.3% |
| 1999 | -1.1% | -137.8% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -140.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -190.0% |
| 2004 | -1.3% | +228.8% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -412.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -88.6% |
| 2008 | -2.0% | -564.1% |
| 2009 | -4.3% | +116.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -130.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +127.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -78.4% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -151.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -246.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +645.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -97.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +247.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +2060.0% |
| 2020 | -10.1% | -359.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -170.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | -1.1% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -4.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -0.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -10.1% | 7.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 27.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 716.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 946.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1641 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net national income per capita in El Salvador?
- Adjusted net national income per capita in El Salvador was 7.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net national income per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest adjusted net national income per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.1% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for adjusted net national income per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net national income per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.