Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 81.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in El Salvador stood at 81.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 92.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 1977.
That places El Salvador 34th out of 190 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.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 78.6% | — |
| 1966 | 79.8% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 80.8% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 79.0% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 75.7% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 74.2% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 71.9% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 69.6% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 64.7% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 70.6% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 68.9% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 71.8% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 76.8% | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 78.8% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 81.2% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 76.9% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 82.9% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 88.9% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 87.7% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 81.3% | -1.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 81.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 81.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.4%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.5% | 78.6% | 80.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 72.1% | 64.7% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 71.8% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 81.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 83.8% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 81.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.5% | 82.7% | 6 |
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in El Salvador?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in El Salvador was 81.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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. 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.