Consumer price index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Consumer price index was 129.31 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumer price index in El Salvador is 129.31 2010 = 100, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in El Salvador peaked at 129.31 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.88 2010 = 100, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 162nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 2010 = 100 | 1.88 2010 = 100 | 2 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.02 2010 = 100 | 2.06 2010 = 100 | 4.8 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.9 2010 = 100 | 5.64 2010 = 100 | 25.95 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.28 2010 = 100 | 32.17 2010 = 100 | 69.79 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.85 2010 = 100 | 71.38 2010 = 100 | 98.83 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.82 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 111.23 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.42 2010 = 100 | 110.81 2010 = 100 | 129.31 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Domestic credit to private sector 64.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 47.6% (2025)
- Broad money 64.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.0% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 24.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration -23,934 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.45 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in El Salvador?
- Consumer price index in El Salvador was 129.31 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 129.31 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 2010 = 100 in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for consumer price index?
- El Salvador ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).