Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador is 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 258 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -18.65 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 103rd out of 202 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.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +84.7% |
| 1972 | 1.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 4.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +227.4% |
| 1975 | 3.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.3% |
| 1976 | 3.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 4.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.8% |
| 1978 | 5.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1979 | -2.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -141.8% |
| 1980 | 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -158.3% |
| 1981 | -1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -196.6% |
| 1982 | -0.2163 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.7% |
| 1983 | 5.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -2857.4% |
| 1984 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.8% |
| 1985 | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 4.83 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.8% |
| 1987 | 3.6 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 3.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 2.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3515 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.0% |
| 1991 | 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +1203.5% |
| 1992 | 2.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -40.2% |
| 1993 | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 6.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +127.4% |
| 1997 | 10.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.0% |
| 1998 | 187.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +1756.1% |
| 1999 | 36.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.5% |
| 2000 | 29.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 46.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.2% |
| 2002 | 78.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.0% |
| 2003 | 23.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -70.0% |
| 2004 | 60.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +157.0% |
| 2005 | 85.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 40.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -52.8% |
| 2007 | 258 BoP, current US$ per person | +542.2% |
| 2008 | 149.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 60.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -59.3% |
| 2010 | -18.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -130.6% |
| 2011 | 20.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -207.9% |
| 2012 | 70.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +249.8% |
| 2013 | 39.94 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.2% |
| 2014 | 82.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.7% |
| 2015 | 79.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 77.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 81.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 66.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 111.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.6% |
| 2020 | 62 BoP, current US$ per person | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 127.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.4% |
| 2022 | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.7% |
| 2023 | 123.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +2852.8% |
| 2024 | 165.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +34.4% |
| 2025 | 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 395.98 BoP, current US$ per person, 30% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +2857.4% | -0.2163 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.97 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2023 | +2852.8% | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 123.35 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1998 | +1756.1% | 10.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 187.51 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1991 | +1203.5% | 0.3515 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +542.2% | 40.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 258 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3515 BoP, current US$ per person | 187.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 83.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 258 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.06 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 111.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 165.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 100 Egypt 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 101 Laos 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 102 Honduras 126.85 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 118.7 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 105 Zambia 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 106 Senegal 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador was 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 258 BoP, current US$ per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.65 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.