GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 5,374 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5,374 current LCU per person for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 5,374 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 867.79 current LCU per person, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 201st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 867.79 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 933.84 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 1,023 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 1,161 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 1,327 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 1,537 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 1,636 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1,721 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1,832 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1,860 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1,940 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 2,014 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,061 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2,137 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2,209 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,366 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 2,593 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 2,755 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2,919 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2,818 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2,951 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 3,229 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 3,356 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3,421 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,498 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,614 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3,700 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,797 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,947 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 4,105 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3,776 current LCU per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 4,373 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 4,765 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 4,981 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 5,147 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 5,374 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5,374 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 115,762 current LCU per person, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5,374 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,326 current LCU per person, 8% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,390 current LCU per person | 867.79 current LCU per person | 1,860 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,381 current LCU per person | 1,940 current LCU per person | 2,919 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,562 current LCU per person | 2,951 current LCU per person | 4,105 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,736 current LCU per person | 3,776 current LCU per person | 5,374 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 199 Ecuador 6,928 current LCU per person compare
- 200 Kiribati 6,133 current LCU per person compare
- 202 Micronesia (country) 4,871 current LCU per person compare
- 203 Jordan 3,738 current LCU per person compare
- 204 South Sudan 3,414 current LCU per person 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador was 5,374 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,374 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 867.79 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 201st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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 GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.