Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.36 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
141st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.36 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.443 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador stood at 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador peaked at 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.443 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.443 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.4645 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5148 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5478 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5783 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6049 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6414 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6828 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.671 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6127 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.562 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5305 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5346 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5469 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5578 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5613 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5764 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5857 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5918 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.612 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6211 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6647 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7034 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7364 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7712 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7775 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8019 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8232 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.841 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8504 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8579 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8715 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8851 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.893 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9171 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.957 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9748 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9955 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9748 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9953 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.02 million SLC per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.06 million SLC per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5639 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.443 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6828 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.566 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5305 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6127 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7352 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.612 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.841 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9177 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8504 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9955 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9953 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.24 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 138 Central African Republic 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 139 Afghanistan 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 140 Greece 1.54 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 143 Tonga 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 144 Bahamas 1.24 million SLC 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)
- 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 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.443 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- El Salvador ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.