Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0056 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0056 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0056 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million USD per person, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -30.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.001 million USD per person | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 0.001 million USD per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.001 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.002 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.003 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.003 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.004 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.004 million USD per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 million USD per person | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +4.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0056 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.008 million USD per person, 70% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0056 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0142 million USD per person, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -30.3% | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.002 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0043 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 million USD per person | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0056 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0056 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.