Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 13.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in El Salvador, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 13.8% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in El Salvador peaked at 13.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.9% | — |
| 1971 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +5.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 13.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 13.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in El Salvador?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in El Salvador was 13.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.