How does El Salvador rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?

El Salvador ranks 124th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.

Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador

Name: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)

0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 44.0%

World rank

124th

of 177 countries

All-time high

0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1977

All-time low

0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2013

Years of data

1976–2021

Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador stood at 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.

That places El Salvador 124th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.4%
1978	0.1287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.7%
1979	0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1980	0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.5%
1981	0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-77.7%
1982	0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+197.3%
1983	0.0663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1984	0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1985	0.0527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1986	0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+129.6%
1987	0.1202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1988	0.1155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1989	0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1990	0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.4%
1991	0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1992	0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.3%
1993	0.1395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1994	0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1995	0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1996	0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.1%
1997	0.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1998	0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.5%
1999	0.1159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.9%
2000	0.104 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
2001	0.1247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.0%
2002	0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
2003	0.0851 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2004	0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2005	0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
2006	0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2007	0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.1%
2008	0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.8%
2009	0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2010	0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.5%
2011	0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2012	0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.2%
2013	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-78.5%
2014	0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+181.4%
2015	0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.0%
2016	0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.7%
2017	0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
2018	0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2019	0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.3%
2020	0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2021	0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 46% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 54% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), 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
1982	+197.3%	0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2014	+181.4%	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

121 Spain 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
122 Italy 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
123 Moldova 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
125 Fiji 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
126 Armenia 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
127 Uganda 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for El Salvador →

Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
How does El Salvador rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 124th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 07 October 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/adjusted-savings-net-national-savings-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/el-salvador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/adjusted-savings-net-national-savings-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/el-salvador/">Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 5,860 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.