Gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross fixed capital formation was 22.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador is 22.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 353.3% on the previous year and up 151.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador peaked at 25.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -16.4%, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 7th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.5% | — |
| 1992 | 18.3% | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -22.6% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | -11.9% | -195.9% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -160.8% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | -1.0% | -114.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -536.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -84.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +390.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -34.3% |
| 2004 | -5.3% | -337.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -197.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +57.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | -2.3% | -138.4% |
| 2009 | -16.4% | +602.4% |
| 2010 | -10.6% | -35.3% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -201.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -74.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +106.6% |
| 2014 | -9.6% | -265.9% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -194.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -59.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +98.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -215.3% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -450.5% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -87.9% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +309.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -60.1% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +353.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | -11.9% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -16.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -10.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | -7.2% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 4 Timor-Leste 41.7% compare
- 5 Kiribati 27.1% compare
- 6 Guinea 26.0% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 22.2% compare
- 9 Nicaragua 21.3% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 21.1% 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 578.88 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,412 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 10.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.2448 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1,412 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador?
- Gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador was 22.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.4% in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.