Total factor productivity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total factor productivity was 0.9803 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total factor productivity in El Salvador, 1975–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, total factor productivity in El Salvador stood at 0.9803.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total factor productivity in El Salvador peaked at 1.92 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.926, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 80th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 | 1.68 | 1.92 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 1.26 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.989 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9728 | 0.926 | 1 | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -24.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,735 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 30.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,735 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.49 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total factor productivity in El Salvador?
- Total factor productivity in El Salvador was 0.9803 in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total factor productivity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 1975.
- What is the lowest total factor productivity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.926 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for total factor productivity?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total factor productivity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total factor productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the level of total factor productivity, relative to each country's value in 2021 (which is set to 1). This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.