GDP per capita growth in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP per capita growth was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in El Salvador, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in El Salvador is 3.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.6% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in El Salvador peaked at 11.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -16.9%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 71st out of 215 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 per capita growth in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4.2% | — |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -40.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | -83.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +78.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -46.1% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | +264.0% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +159.9% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -33.4% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -77.7% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +327.9% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +61.1% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -31.5% |
| 1979 | -6.0% | -294.6% |
| 1980 | -16.9% | +181.3% |
| 1981 | -6.3% | -62.6% |
| 1982 | -7.4% | +16.0% |
| 1983 | -0.3% | -96.0% |
| 1984 | -0.6% | +98.2% |
| 1985 | -1.4% | +137.2% |
| 1986 | -1.8% | +29.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -128.3% |
| 1988 | -0.1% | -129.7% |
| 1989 | -1.0% | +571.5% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -387.3% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -109.3% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -2079.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -98.4% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +3839.4% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -60.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +172.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -42.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +238.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +64.8% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -60.8% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | -232.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -175.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +88.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +56.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | -8.1% | -437.0% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -242.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -77.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -26.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +62.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | -6.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.5% | -16.9% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | -0.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -2.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -8.1% | 11.5% | 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 capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 34.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,312 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,236 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5611 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in El Salvador?
- Gdp per capita growth in El Salvador was 3.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.9% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp per capita growth?
- El Salvador ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.