Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in El Salvador
El Salvador: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in El Salvador stood at 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 107.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in El Salvador peaked at 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 191 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +535.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -108.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.1% |
| 2002 | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +157.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -169.2% |
| 2004 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -114.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3933.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -121.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -440.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -96.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3523.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -177.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -64.5% |
| 2013 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -279.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +194.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -383.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -114.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +583.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -125.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1085.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +3933.6% | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +3523.2% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2024 | +1085.5% | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 53 Bahamas 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 India 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Italy 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Greece 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Armenia 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in El Salvador?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in El Salvador was 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0159 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.0%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.