How does El Salvador rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?

El Salvador ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador

Name: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

158th

of 205 countries

All-time high

1 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

All-time low

0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1965–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

El Salvador ranks 158th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1966	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1967	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1968	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1969	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1970	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1971	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1972	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1973	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1974	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1975	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1976	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1977	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1978	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1979	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1980	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1981	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1982	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1983	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1984	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1985	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1986	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1987	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1988	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1989	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1990	0.9398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1991	0.9347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1992	0.9284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1993	0.925 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1994	0.9232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1995	0.9132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1996	0.9155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1997	0.9236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1998	0.9256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1999	0.9269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2000	0.9262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2001	0.9219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2002	0.9221 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2003	0.9167 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2004	0.9183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2005	0.9118 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2006	0.908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2007	0.9093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2008	0.9169 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2009	0.9262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2010	0.9176 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2011	0.9136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2012	0.9145 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2013	0.9128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2014	0.913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2015	0.9083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2016	0.909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2017	0.9068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2018	0.9032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2019	0.9046 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2020	0.9054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2021	0.891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2022	0.8875 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2023	0.8858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2024	0.8804 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2025	0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.9256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.9177 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9176 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.8879 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

155 Morocco 0.881 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
156 Poland 0.8803 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
157 Nepal 0.8798 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
159 Georgia 0.8772 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
160 Palau 0.8752 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
161 Bahamas 0.8733 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does El Salvador rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.