Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 332.9% on the previous year and up 236.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0124 million USD per square kilometre, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 49th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +1134.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +90.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1998 | 0.083 million USD per square kilometre | +1693.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre | -80.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | +55.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0324 million USD per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | -70.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | +149.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0319 million USD per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | -54.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre | +516.1% |
| 2008 | 0.05 million USD per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0203 million USD per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | -161.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | -189.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre | +108.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | -61.8% |
| 2014 | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0422 million USD per square kilometre | +153.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre | +332.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1693.2% | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | 0.083 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +1134.7% | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0142 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.083 million USD per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0303 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0422 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0159 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 46 Albania 0.038 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 New Caledonia 0.0325 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Jamaica 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Tonga 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Montenegro 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Malaysia 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0888 million USD per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0124 million USD per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.