Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private 21 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private 21 was 170.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in El Salvador, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in El Salvador stood at 170.41 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in El Salvador peaked at 170.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 134.67 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 65th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private 21 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 134.67 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 139.4 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 142.61 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 145.06 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 148.26 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 149.09 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 148.04 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 149.59 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 154.78 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 165.68 Percentage of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 166.05 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 165.7 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 167 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 167.51 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 169.8 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 169.38 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 169.07 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 169.38 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 169.48 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 170.41 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 170.41 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 154.2 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 170.41 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 183.76 Percentage of GDP, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 147.72 Percentage of GDP | 134.67 Percentage of GDP | 165.68 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.38 Percentage of GDP | 165.7 Percentage of GDP | 170.41 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -26.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in El Salvador?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in El Salvador was 170.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 170.41 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.67 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Private capital stock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.