Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.6 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.9% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 11.9 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8.69 % change on previous year, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.6 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3 % change on previous year, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.6 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.36 % change on previous year, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 140 French Polynesia 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Eswatini 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Cuba 2.63 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Congo 2.58 % change on previous year compare
- 145 China, Hong Kong SAR 2.54 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 2.54 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -26.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 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 us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 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 US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.