Gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross fixed capital formation was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador stood at 27.2%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador peaked at 27.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1968.
That places El Salvador 43rd out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 14.7% | — |
| 1966 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 14.7% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | -24.0% |
| 1969 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 16.5% | +23.9% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 23.0% | +26.3% |
| 1976 | 20.1% | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 21.2% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | -24.5% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -22.7% |
| 1981 | 13.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 13.1% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 11.2% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 12.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 13.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 17.5% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 40 Mongolia 28.0% compare
- 41 Japan 27.8% compare
- 42 Jordan 27.5% compare
- 44 Timor-Leste 27.0% compare
- 45 Mauritania 27.0% compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 26.9% 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,425 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,154 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 7,154 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.7 % 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 27.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1968.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.