Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador stood at 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0602 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 146th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0602 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0653 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0716 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.075 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0769 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0868 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0845 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0764 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0744 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0731 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0738 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0781 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0779 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0833 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0817 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0882 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.092 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0907 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0831 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0738 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0824 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0864 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0855 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.087 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0917 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.091 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0932 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0968 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0954 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0946 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.109 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1125 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1142 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1196 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7836 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4274 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 29% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0744 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0602 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0868 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0823 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0738 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.092 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0897 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0824 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0968 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1121 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0946 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 143 New Zealand 0.1355 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Palau 0.1248 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Bahamas 0.1233 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Greece 0.1218 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Portugal 0.117 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Latvia 0.1156 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1224 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0602 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (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.