Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 1.64 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 1.64 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 1.64 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0446 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0446 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0469 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.05 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0578 million USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0684 million USD per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0777 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0996 million USD per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1251 million USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1343 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1502 million USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1557 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1509 million USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1565 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1772 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2035 million USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2502 million USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1777 million USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 0.202 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2388 million USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2813 million USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2325 million USD per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2535 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2806 million USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3224 million USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3706 million USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4306 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4627 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4933 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5278 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5446 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5688 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5928 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6112 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6392 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6624 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7094 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7722 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.821 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8681 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8495 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8903 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9789 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4 million USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.64 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.64 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5987 million USD per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.64 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.45 million USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -28.9% | 0.2502 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1777 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0855 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0446 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1502 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1994 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1509 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2813 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3919 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2325 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5446 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5688 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8681 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8903 million USD per square kilometre | 1.3 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million USD per square kilometre | 1.2 million USD per square kilometre | 1.64 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 58 French Polynesia 1.84 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 59 Jamaica 1.79 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 60 Costa Rica 1.69 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Romania 1.52 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 63 Croatia 1.51 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Marshall Islands 1.5 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 1.64 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0446 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ 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.