General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: General government final consumption expenditure was -3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador stood at -3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 348.7% on the previous year and down 264.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 10.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 162nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.8% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -50.8% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +175.0% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +94.4% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -26.1% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -32.2% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +148.6% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -60.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +91.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +47.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -102.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -4805.8% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -104.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -1222.6% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +310.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -82.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +46.1% |
| 2014 | -1.1% | -139.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -289.3% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -147.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -110.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +1568.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -72.3% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +1810.4% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -97.3% |
| 2023 | -1.1% | -562.2% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -220.1% |
| 2025 | -3.4% | -348.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -0.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -1.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -3.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe -2.5% compare
- 160 Romania -2.6% compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -3.4% compare
- 163 Saudi Arabia -3.5% compare
- 164 Marshall Islands -4.2% compare
- 165 United States Virgin Islands -4.4% 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 (current US$), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,518 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 37.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,518 current LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador?
- General government final consumption expenditure in El Salvador was -3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 264.2%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.