Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita was 0.0051 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0051 million USD per person for gross national income — value us$, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0051 million USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +26.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +22.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -30.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.001 million USD per person | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.002 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 million USD per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.003 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +5.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -30.3% | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0018 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0029 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.0041 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0051 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$, per capita in El Salvador?
- Gross national income — value us$, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0051 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 million USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross national income — value us$, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.