Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ was 35,534 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$ in El Salvador is 35,534 million USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ in El Salvador peaked at 35,534 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 929.9 million USD, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 119th 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$ in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 929.9 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 978 million USD | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 1,042 million USD | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 1,205 million USD | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 1,426 million USD | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 1,620 million USD | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 2,064 million USD | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 2,592 million USD | +25.6% |
| 1978 | 2,782 million USD | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 3,113 million USD | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 3,225 million USD | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3,128 million USD | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 3,243 million USD | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 3,672 million USD | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 4,216 million USD | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 5,183 million USD | +22.9% |
| 1986 | 3,683 million USD | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 4,185 million USD | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 4,949 million USD | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 5,829 million USD | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 4,818 million USD | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 5,252 million USD | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 5,813 million USD | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 6,680 million USD | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 7,679 million USD | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 8,922 million USD | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 9,586 million USD | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 10,222 million USD | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 10,937 million USD | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 11,284 million USD | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 11,785 million USD | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 12,282 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 12,664 million USD | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13,244 million USD | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 13,725 million USD | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14,698 million USD | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 16,000 million USD | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 17,012 million USD | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 17,987 million USD | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 17,602 million USD | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 18,448 million USD | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 20,284 million USD | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 21,386 million USD | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 21,991 million USD | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 22,594 million USD | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 23,438 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 24,191 million USD | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 24,979 million USD | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 26,021 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26,881 million USD | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 24,921 million USD | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 29,043 million USD | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 31,989 million USD | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 34,016 million USD | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 35,534 million USD | +4.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 35,534 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44,912 million USD, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 35,534 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,901 million USD, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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% | 5,183 million USD | 3,683 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,775 million USD | 929.9 million USD | 3,113 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,131 million USD | 3,128 million USD | 5,829 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,119 million USD | 4,818 million USD | 11,284 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,700 million USD | 11,785 million USD | 17,987 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,021 million USD | 18,448 million USD | 26,881 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,101 million USD | 24,921 million USD | 35,534 million USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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$ in El Salvador?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ in El Salvador was 35,534 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 35,534 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 929.9 million USD in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross domestic product — value us$?
- El Salvador ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).