GDP per capita, PPP in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP per capita, PPP was 12,050 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita, ppp in El Salvador stood at 12,050 constant 2021 international $. That is the highest value across all 36 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, ppp in El Salvador peaked at 12,050 constant 2021 international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,960 constant 2021 international $, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP per capita, PPP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,976 constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 1991 | 5,960 constant 2021 international $ | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6,275 constant 2021 international $ | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 6,553 constant 2021 international $ | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 6,796 constant 2021 international $ | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 7,058 constant 2021 international $ | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 7,062 constant 2021 international $ | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7,235 constant 2021 international $ | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 7,381 constant 2021 international $ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7,498 constant 2021 international $ | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,545 constant 2021 international $ | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 7,580 constant 2021 international $ | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,676 constant 2021 international $ | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,780 constant 2021 international $ | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7,842 constant 2021 international $ | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 8,051 constant 2021 international $ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8,404 constant 2021 international $ | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 8,549 constant 2021 international $ | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 8,705 constant 2021 international $ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 8,494 constant 2021 international $ | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8,649 constant 2021 international $ | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8,946 constant 2021 international $ | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 9,163 constant 2021 international $ | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 9,329 constant 2021 international $ | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 9,452 constant 2021 international $ | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9,646 constant 2021 international $ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9,864 constant 2021 international $ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 10,065 constant 2021 international $ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10,297 constant 2021 international $ | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 10,544 constant 2021 international $ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9,692 constant 2021 international $ | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 10,810 constant 2021 international $ | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 11,086 constant 2021 international $ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 11,404 constant 2021 international $ | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 11,647 constant 2021 international $ | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 12,050 constant 2021 international $ | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,779 constant 2021 international $ | 5,960 constant 2021 international $ | 7,498 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,063 constant 2021 international $ | 7,545 constant 2021 international $ | 8,705 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,595 constant 2021 international $ | 8,649 constant 2021 international $ | 10,544 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,115 constant 2021 international $ | 9,692 constant 2021 international $ | 12,050 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 124 Belize 12,789 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 125 Iraq 12,192 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 126 Naoero 12,135 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 128 Uzbekistan 11,623 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 129 Jamaica 11,358 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11,000 constant 2021 international $ 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)
- 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, ppp in El Salvador?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in El Salvador was 12,050 constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12,050 constant 2021 international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,960 constant 2021 international $ in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp 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 International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.