GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in El Salvador is 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 232,507 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 165th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 232,507 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 253,491 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 280,570 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 322,407 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 370,626 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 430,596 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 462,661 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 493,325 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 527,833 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 544,604 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 568,769 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 592,785 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 611,207 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 639,184 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 662,394 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 709,363 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 772,196 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 821,028 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 868,094 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 849,498 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 890,343 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 978,948 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.71 million current LCU per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.78 million current LCU per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 391,862 current LCU per square kilometre | 232,507 current LCU per square kilometre | 544,604 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 709,452 current LCU per square kilometre | 568,769 current LCU per square kilometre | 868,094 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 890,343 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.20 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 162 Greece 1.74 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.72 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mozambique 1.70 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 166 New Zealand 1.59 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 167 Bahamas 1.53 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 168 Azerbaijan 1.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,507 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 165th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.