Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
178th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
0.3409 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1977
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador is 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3409 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
El Salvador ranks 178th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.3548 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0.3647 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3797 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3873 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.353 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 0.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3636 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3589 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3758 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3815 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3667 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3409 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3794 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3744 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.401 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4313 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4525 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4647 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.485 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4973 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4988 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5366 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5365 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5517 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5466 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5468 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5493 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.535 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5367 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5431 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5528 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5623 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5691 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5788 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5857 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5843 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5911 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5923 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.605 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6054 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6028 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5942 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6098 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.595 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5834 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5955 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5942 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6033 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6012 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6011 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5997 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6018 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6046 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6022 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.371 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3548 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3873 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3654 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3409 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3815 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4855 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.401 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5517 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.552 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.535 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5788 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5958 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5843 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6098 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5952 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6033 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6022 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 175 Greece 0.5969 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 176 Switzerland 0.5965 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Portugal 0.589 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Estonia 0.5825 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Lithuania 0.5735 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Italy 0.5709 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,395 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,395 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,792 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6146 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3409 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does El Salvador rank for services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.