Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 50 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador is 50 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 214.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 68.27 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -66.45 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 77th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1999 | 9.1 BoP, current US$ per person | +633.9% |
| 2000 | -0.8413 BoP, current US$ per person | -109.2% |
| 2001 | -1.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +93.2% |
| 2002 | -4.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +164.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -172.2% |
| 2004 | -0.458 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.8% |
| 2005 | 18.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -4204.8% |
| 2006 | -4.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -123.3% |
| 2007 | 15.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -461.5% |
| 2008 | 13.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4894 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.3% |
| 2010 | 18.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +3685.0% |
| 2011 | -15.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -185.0% |
| 2012 | -5.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.7% |
| 2013 | 10.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -283.3% |
| 2014 | 32.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +201.3% |
| 2015 | 15.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 21.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 2017 | -61.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -392.0% |
| 2018 | -66.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 9.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.6% |
| 2020 | 61.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +532.8% |
| 2021 | 68.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2022 | -18.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -127.3% |
| 2023 | -4.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.3% |
| 2024 | 48.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -1119.5% |
| 2025 | 50 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 74 Honduras 53.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 75 Curaçao 51.87 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 76 Eswatini 51.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 78 Guatemala 47.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 79 Cape Verde 45.25 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 80 Lithuania 44.19 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1312 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in El Salvador was 50 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 68.27 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -66.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.9%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.