GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP per capita was 4,674 constant LCU 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 LCU.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4,674 constant LCU for gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 4,674 constant LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,253 constant LCU, in 1989.
El Salvador ranks 200th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,739 constant LCU | 2,603 constant LCU | 2,811 constant LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 3,135 constant LCU | 2,822 constant LCU | 3,487 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,371 constant LCU | 2,253 constant LCU | 2,722 constant LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,630 constant LCU | 2,312 constant LCU | 2,908 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,127 constant LCU | 2,927 constant LCU | 3,376 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,722 constant LCU | 3,355 constant LCU | 4,090 constant LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,311 constant LCU | 3,759 constant LCU | 4,674 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 gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Gdp per capita in El Salvador was 4,674 constant LCU 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 4,674 constant LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,253 constant LCU in 1989.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 200th out of 214 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 LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.