Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in El Salvador, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0013 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in El Salvador peaked at 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 147th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0013 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0013 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +37.9% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 144 Saudi Arabia 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Bahamas 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Marshall Islands 0.0013 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 South Sudan 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Mozambique 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 New Zealand 0.0012 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in El Salvador was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- El Salvador ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.