Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0046 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0046 million USD per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0046 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 million USD per person, in 1989.
El Salvador ranks 117th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0025 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.003 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 million USD per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.003 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.003 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.003 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.004 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.004 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 million USD per person | +2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0046 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0066 million USD per person, 70% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0046 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0111 million USD per person, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0029 million USD per person | 0.0025 million USD per person | 0.0032 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0028 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0029 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0034 million USD per person | 0.0041 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0046 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0046 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 million USD per person in 1989.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.