GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP per capita was 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4,735 constant 2015 US$ for gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,283 constant 2015 US$, in 1989.
El Salvador ranks 128th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,775 constant 2015 US$ | 2,637 constant 2015 US$ | 2,848 constant 2015 US$ | 5 |
| 1970s | 3,176 constant 2015 US$ | 2,859 constant 2015 US$ | 3,533 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,402 constant 2015 US$ | 2,283 constant 2015 US$ | 2,757 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,664 constant 2015 US$ | 2,342 constant 2015 US$ | 2,946 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,168 constant 2015 US$ | 2,965 constant 2015 US$ | 3,420 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,770 constant 2015 US$ | 3,398 constant 2015 US$ | 4,143 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,367 constant 2015 US$ | 3,809 constant 2015 US$ | 4,735 constant 2015 US$ | 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 gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Gdp per capita in El Salvador was 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,735 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,283 constant 2015 US$ in 1989.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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 is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.