Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Final consumption expenditure was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in El Salvador is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 15.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -10.8%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 8.4% | — |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -40.3% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -80.1% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +197.4% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +102.5% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -67.9% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +200.1% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +30.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -85.8% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +860.1% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | -80.8% |
| 1979 | -8.8% | -490.7% |
| 1980 | -10.8% | +23.1% |
| 1981 | -9.1% | -15.7% |
| 1982 | -7.9% | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -117.1% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +123.7% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +3964.1% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +79.5% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | +1050.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -93.9% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +663.6% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -68.1% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 1998 | -0.4% | -123.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -752.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +98.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +119.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +34.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -92.5% |
| 2009 | -5.7% | -1341.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -121.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +145.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -109.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -1019.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | -5.4% | -459.6% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -276.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -100.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -9828.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 1.0% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | -8.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.7% | -10.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | -0.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -5.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -0.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -5.4% | 9.4% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,395 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,395 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in El Salvador?
- Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador was 1.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.8% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.