GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP per capita was 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices for gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,960 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 125th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,779 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,960 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,498 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,063 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,545 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8,705 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,595 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8,649 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,544 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,115 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,692 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 122 Belize 12,789 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 123 Iraq 12,192 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 124 Nauru 12,135 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 11,623 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 127 Jamaica 11,358 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 128 Bolivia 11,000 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 4.65 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 3.68 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 3.78 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 81.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 35.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 35.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 28.17 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.7% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 36.52 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Gdp per capita in El Salvador was 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12,050 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,960 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 125th out of 198 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 Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.