Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in El Salvador
El Salvador: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in El Salvador, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in El Salvador is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 40.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in El Salvador peaked at 24.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -12.3%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 84th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 5.5% | — |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -67.6% |
| 1968 | -2.1% | -221.4% |
| 1969 | -1.2% | -43.5% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | -373.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -80.5% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +198.6% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | +137.5% |
| 1974 | -0.4% | -108.7% |
| 1975 | -1.6% | +304.0% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -637.4% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | +17.2% |
| 1978 | -0.9% | -109.1% |
| 1979 | -11.8% | +1174.9% |
| 1980 | -12.3% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | -11.4% | -7.3% |
| 1982 | -10.2% | -10.7% |
| 1983 | -0.6% | -94.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -262.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -92.8% |
| 1986 | -2.6% | -4145.2% |
| 1987 | -1.5% | -43.2% |
| 1988 | -0.7% | -56.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1% | -88.1% |
| 1990 | 24.6% | -31608.6% |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -104.6% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -602.2% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -22.4% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -84.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -22.6% |
| 1998 | -1.4% | -308.1% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -246.8% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -47.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -51.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +153.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +172.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +55.5% |
| 2008 | -0.7% | -110.2% |
| 2009 | -6.8% | +862.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -109.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +92.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +136.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | -0.6% | -118.1% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -576.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +33.2% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -603.7% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -210.5% |
| 2022 | -0.5% | -105.3% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -932.2% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -58.5% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +40.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.2%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +31608.6% | -0.1% | 24.6% |
| 1986 | -4145.2% | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | -1174.9% | -0.9% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | +932.2% | -0.5% | 4.0% |
| 2009 | -862.1% | -0.7% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | -2.1% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | -11.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.8% | -12.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | -1.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -6.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -0.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -8.3% | 9.2% | 6 |
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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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in El Salvador?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in El Salvador was 2.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.3% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- El Salvador ranks 84th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.