Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2867 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
66th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2867 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0572 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in El Salvador is 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in El Salvador peaked at 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0572 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 66th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0572 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0649 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0852 million USD per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0775 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0885 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1146 million USD per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1189 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1504 million USD per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1544 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1304 million USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0938 million USD per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0838 million USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0753 million USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0698 million USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0713 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0787 million USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0844 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0922 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0955 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1042 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0862 million USD per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0987 million USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1167 million USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1332 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1485 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.167 million USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1471 million USD per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1577 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1691 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1674 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1749 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1761 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1821 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1861 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1763 million USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1788 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1933 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.205 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2003 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1673 million USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1495 million USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1656 million USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1702 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1801 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1628 million USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1775 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1839 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1906 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2044 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2171 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2015 million USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2524 million USD per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2634 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0962 million USD per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2391 million USD per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1042 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0572 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1544 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0849 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0698 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1042 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1392 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0862 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1691 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.184 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1673 million USD per square kilometre | 0.205 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1802 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1495 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2171 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.251 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 63 Marshall Islands 0.3102 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Norway 0.3064 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 0.3036 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Dominica 0.2835 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Romania 0.2804 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 69 Jamaica 0.2797 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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in El Salvador?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in El Salvador was 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2867 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0572 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- El Salvador ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.