Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Final consumption expenditure was 97.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in El Salvador is 97.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 107.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 35th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 87.2% | — |
| 1966 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 90.2% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 86.5% | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 84.9% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 83.0% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 81.7% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 75.9% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 83.2% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 82.1% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 85.8% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 92.7% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 94.8% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 96.7% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 91.1% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 94.7% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 93.7% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 98.8% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 97.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 94.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 97.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 93.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 100.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 101.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 105.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 107.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 104.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 103.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 103.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 102.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 104.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 102.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 101.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 100.2% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 100.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 100.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 97.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.7% | 87.2% | 90.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 83.4% | 75.9% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.1% | 85.8% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 93.4% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.0% | 97.4% | 107.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 97.8% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 97.7% | 100.9% | 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,518 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,518 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 34.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2275 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 97.7% 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 107.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.