Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Final consumption expenditure was 28.21 billion constant LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in El Salvador stood at 28.21 billion constant LCU. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 28.21 billion constant LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.87 billion constant LCU, in 1965.
That places El Salvador 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.75 billion constant LCU | 7.87 billion constant LCU | 9.32 billion constant LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 12.18 billion constant LCU | 9.88 billion constant LCU | 14.99 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.99 billion constant LCU | 10.20 billion constant LCU | 12.19 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.73 billion constant LCU | 13.06 billion constant LCU | 17.76 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.95 billion constant LCU | 18.16 billion constant LCU | 22.21 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.47 billion constant LCU | 21.21 billion constant LCU | 25.25 billion constant LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.53 billion constant LCU | 23.89 billion constant LCU | 28.21 billion constant LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.50 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 5,374 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,410 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 34.21 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in El Salvador?
- Final consumption expenditure in El Salvador was 28.21 billion constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.21 billion constant LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 billion constant LCU in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for final consumption expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.