Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador stood at 2.6 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador peaked at 11.9 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8.69 % change on previous year, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 135th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 6.4 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1975 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1977 | 6.04 % change on previous year | +53.3% |
| 1978 | 6.45 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1979 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1980 | -8.69 % change on previous year | +405.5% |
| 1981 | -8.27 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1982 | -5.6 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7723 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 1984 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +197.8% |
| 1985 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6343 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1987 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +323.9% |
| 1988 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1989 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1990 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +224.1% |
| 1991 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1992 | 7.02 % change on previous year | +369.6% |
| 1993 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8179 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 1997 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +283.2% |
| 1998 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8773 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 2003 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8905 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 2005 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +204.1% |
| 2006 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +60.4% |
| 2007 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 2008 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 2009 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -197.9% |
| 2010 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -201.1% |
| 2011 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +81.0% |
| 2012 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 2016 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -7.89 % change on previous year | -423.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9 % change on previous year | -250.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2023 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -423.8% | 2.44 % change on previous year | -7.89 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -405.5% | -1.72 % change on previous year | -8.69 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +369.6% | 1.49 % change on previous year | 7.02 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +323.9% | 0.6343 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.68 % change on previous year | -1.72 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.15 % change on previous year | -8.69 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 0.8179 % change on previous year | 7.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -2.08 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 % change on previous year | -7.89 % change on previous year | 11.9 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 133 Eswatini 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Cuba 2.63 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Congo 2.58 % change on previous year compare
- 137 China, Hong Kong SAR 2.54 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 2.54 % change on previous year 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.69 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- El Salvador ranks 135th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.