Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 29.49 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in El Salvador, 1999–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in El Salvador stood at 29.49 million USD.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 900.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in El Salvador peaked at 53.8 million USD in 1999 and was at its lowest, -112.9 million USD, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 115th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.8 million USD | — |
| 2000 | -5 million USD | -109.3% |
| 2001 | 9.7 million USD | -294.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7 million USD | +164.9% |
| 2003 | -18.6 million USD | -172.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7 million USD | -114.5% |
| 2005 | -112.9 million USD | -4281.5% |
| 2006 | 26.4 million USD | -123.4% |
| 2007 | -95.4 million USD | -461.4% |
| 2008 | -79.5 million USD | -16.7% |
| 2009 | -42.11 million USD | -47.0% |
| 2010 | -4.71 million USD | -88.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0516 million USD | -101.1% |
| 2012 | -1.69 million USD | -3381.9% |
| 2013 | 2.95 million USD | -273.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0706 million USD | -97.6% |
| 2015 | -0.0943 million USD | -233.6% |
| 2016 | -0.4373 million USD | +363.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2284 million USD | -152.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0374 million USD | -116.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4048 million USD | -1182.4% |
| 2020 | 21.68 million USD | +5254.6% |
| 2021 | 12.3 million USD | -43.3% |
| 2022 | 29.26 million USD | +137.9% |
| 2023 | 29.49 million USD | +0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 29.49 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD, 55% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 29.49 million USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +5254.6% | 0.4048 million USD | 21.68 million USD |
| 2005 | -4281.5% | 2.7 million USD | -112.9 million USD |
| 2012 | -3381.9% | 0.0516 million USD | -1.69 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8 million USD | 53.8 million USD | 53.8 million USD | 1 |
| 2000s | -28.9 million USD | -112.9 million USD | 26.4 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3272 million USD | -4.71 million USD | 2.95 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.18 million USD | 12.3 million USD | 29.49 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in El Salvador?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in El Salvador was 29.49 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8 million USD in 1999.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -112.9 million USD in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- El Salvador ranks 115th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 900.7%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.