GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 5,767 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador stood at 5,767 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 5,767 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 892.18 current LCU per person, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 207th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 892.18 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 955.83 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 1,041 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 1,180 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 1,344 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 1,548 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 1,651 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 1,749 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1,860 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1,908 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,983 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2,058 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,115 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,208 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 2,286 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2,447 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 2,666 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 2,831 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2,983 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 2,910 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,040 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3,331 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 3,498 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 3,582 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3,666 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,790 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 3,901 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4,020 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 4,184 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4,320 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3,997 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 4,643 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 5,075 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 5,320 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 5,503 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 5,767 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5,767 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,025 current LCU per person, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5,767 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68,590 current LCU per person, 8% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,413 current LCU per person | 892.18 current LCU per person | 1,908 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,449 current LCU per person | 1,983 current LCU per person | 2,983 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,733 current LCU per person | 3,040 current LCU per person | 4,320 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,051 current LCU per person | 3,997 current LCU per person | 5,767 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 204 Ecuador 7,125 current LCU per person compare
- 205 Kosovo 6,991 current LCU per person compare
- 205 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6,991 current LCU per person compare
- 208 Micronesia (country) 4,414 current LCU per person compare
- 209 Kiribati 3,971 current LCU per person compare
- 210 South Sudan 3,893 current LCU 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador was 5,767 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,767 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 892.18 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 207th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.