Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 1.36 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.36 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
64th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.36 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.443 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 1.36 million USD 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 us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 1.36 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.443 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.443 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.4645 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.49 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5148 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5478 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5783 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6049 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6414 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6828 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.671 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6127 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.562 million USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5305 million USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5346 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5469 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5578 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5613 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5764 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5857 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5918 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.612 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6211 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6647 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7034 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7364 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7712 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7775 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8019 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8232 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.841 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8504 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8579 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8715 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8851 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.893 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9171 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.957 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9748 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9955 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9748 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9953 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.36 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4855 million USD per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.36 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 million USD per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5639 million USD per square kilometre | 0.443 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6828 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.566 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5305 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6127 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7352 million USD per square kilometre | 0.612 million USD per square kilometre | 0.841 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9177 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8504 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9955 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9953 million USD per square kilometre | 1.24 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million USD per square kilometre | 1.15 million USD per square kilometre | 1.36 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 61 Sri Lanka 1.41 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Sweden 1.41 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 63 Jamaica 1.4 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Bahamas 1.24 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Malaysia 1.22 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Vietnam 1.2 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 1.36 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.443 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.