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Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador

El Salvador: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 27.8%
World rank
50th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.4434 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1992
All-time low
0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1990–2025

00.10.20.30.41990200720251990: 0.362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.443 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.417 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.409 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.286 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.342 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.298 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.283 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.273 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.245 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.185 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.165 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.159 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.171 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.198 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.172 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador is 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.4434 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

El Salvador ranks 50th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.3623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1991 0.3846 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1992 0.4434 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +15.3%
1993 0.4303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1994 0.4169 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.1%
1995 0.4086 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1996 0.2861 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -30.0%
1997 0.2802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1998 0.3421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +22.1%
1999 0.3128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2000 0.3001 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2001 0.2978 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2002 0.2828 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2003 0.2925 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2004 0.2734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.6%
2005 0.2806 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +2.7%
2006 0.2899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2007 0.2749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2008 0.2447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2009 0.1801 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -26.4%
2010 0.1892 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.0%
2011 0.1847 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2012 0.1763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2013 0.1649 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2014 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2015 0.1602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2016 0.1623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.3%
2017 0.1621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2018 0.1719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +6.1%
2019 0.1707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2020 0.1631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2021 0.1985 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +21.7%
2022 0.1892 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
2023 0.1724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.9%
2024 0.1779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2025 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP +27.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4434 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.2717 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1801 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3001 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1701 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1892 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1881 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 47 Bahamas 0.2364 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 48 Tonga 0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 49 Uganda 0.2293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 51 Bangladesh 0.2257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 52 Switzerland 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 53 Sri Lanka 0.2244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.2275 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4434 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
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203 places, 8,385 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.