GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP per capita was 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4,735 constant 2015 US$ for gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,283 constant 2015 US$, in 1989.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2,637 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1966 | 2,747 constant 2015 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 2,816 constant 2015 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 2,827 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,848 constant 2015 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2,859 constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 2,899 constant 2015 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3,005 constant 2015 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 3,078 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 3,168 constant 2015 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 3,189 constant 2015 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 3,279 constant 2015 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3,427 constant 2015 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 3,533 constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3,320 constant 2015 US$ | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 2,757 constant 2015 US$ | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 2,582 constant 2015 US$ | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 2,392 constant 2015 US$ | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 2,385 constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2,372 constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2,339 constant 2015 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2,298 constant 2015 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2,309 constant 2015 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2,306 constant 2015 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,283 constant 2015 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 2,348 constant 2015 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 2,342 constant 2015 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,466 constant 2015 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2,575 constant 2015 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2,670 constant 2015 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,773 constant 2015 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 2,775 constant 2015 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,843 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 2,900 constant 2015 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2,946 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2,965 constant 2015 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,979 constant 2015 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,016 constant 2015 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3,057 constant 2015 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,081 constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,163 constant 2015 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,302 constant 2015 US$ | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3,359 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,420 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,338 constant 2015 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,398 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3,515 constant 2015 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,600 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 3,666 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,714 constant 2015 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,790 constant 2015 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3,876 constant 2015 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3,955 constant 2015 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4,046 constant 2015 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4,143 constant 2015 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3,809 constant 2015 US$ | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 4,248 constant 2015 US$ | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 4,356 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 4,481 constant 2015 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 4,577 constant 2015 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 4,735 constant 2015 US$ | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,775 constant 2015 US$ | 2,637 constant 2015 US$ | 2,848 constant 2015 US$ | 5 |
| 1970s | 3,176 constant 2015 US$ | 2,859 constant 2015 US$ | 3,533 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,402 constant 2015 US$ | 2,283 constant 2015 US$ | 2,757 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,664 constant 2015 US$ | 2,342 constant 2015 US$ | 2,946 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,168 constant 2015 US$ | 2,965 constant 2015 US$ | 3,420 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,770 constant 2015 US$ | 3,398 constant 2015 US$ | 4,143 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,367 constant 2015 US$ | 3,809 constant 2015 US$ | 4,735 constant 2015 US$ | 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 65.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 130.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 65.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0227 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 130.74 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9378 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Gdp per capita in El Salvador was 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,283 constant 2015 US$ in 1989.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per capita (constant 2015 US$). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.