GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in El Salvador stood at 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,976 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 159 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.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,976 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 6,003 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6,326 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 6,782 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 7,185 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 7,681 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 7,656 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 7,932 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 8,156 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8,128 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 8,163 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 8,249 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8,304 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8,304 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,263 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8,529 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8,930 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 9,070 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8,953 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8,585 constant 2021 international $ per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 8,678 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8,823 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8,988 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9,082 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9,154 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,511 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 9,750 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9,816 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9,930 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 10,306 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 9,474 constant 2021 international $ per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 10,181 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 10,220 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 10,505 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 10,957 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,485 constant 2021 international $ per person, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17,649 constant 2021 international $ per person, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,183 constant 2021 international $ per person | 5,976 constant 2021 international $ per person | 8,156 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,535 constant 2021 international $ per person | 8,163 constant 2021 international $ per person | 9,070 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,404 constant 2021 international $ per person | 8,678 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10,306 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,433 constant 2021 international $ per person | 9,474 constant 2021 international $ per person | 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 97 Philippines 12,312 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 98 Belize 12,098 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 99 Iraq 11,973 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 101 Bolivia 10,948 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 102 Tajikistan 10,615 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 103 Namibia 10,536 constant 2021 international $ 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in El Salvador?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in El Salvador was 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11,259 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,976 constant 2021 international $ per person in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.