GDP growth in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP growth was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in El Salvador, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in El Salvador stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.8% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in El Salvador peaked at 11.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -15.8%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 82nd out of 213 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.
GDP growth in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7.2% | — |
| 1967 | 5.4% | -24.1% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | -40.5% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | -14.6% |
| 1971 | 3.9% | +29.6% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +58.6% |
| 1973 | 4.9% | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | -45.2% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +72.7% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 5.3% | -21.5% |
| 1979 | -4.2% | -178.5% |
| 1980 | -15.8% | +278.8% |
| 1981 | -5.7% | -63.9% |
| 1982 | -6.3% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | -124.4% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -54.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -68.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +1188.4% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -48.7% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +401.3% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -69.1% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +370.0% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -82.9% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +286.7% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -47.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +78.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -43.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +201.4% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +61.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -57.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | -2.1% | -197.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -202.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +76.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -7.9% | -423.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -250.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -75.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -22.8% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +50.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | -4.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.9% | -15.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -2.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -7.9% | 11.9% | 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)
- 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 gdp growth in El Salvador?
- Gdp growth in El Salvador was 3.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.8% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp growth?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.