Services, value added in El Salvador
El Salvador: Services, value added was 21.61 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in El Salvador stood at 21.61 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in El Salvador peaked at 21.61 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 311.44 million current LCU, in 1965.
That places El Salvador 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 360.00 million current LCU | 311.44 million current LCU | 406.44 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 748.90 million current LCU | 399.88 million current LCU | 1.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 billion current LCU | 1.43 billion current LCU | 2.41 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.50 billion current LCU | 2.63 billion current LCU | 6.53 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.77 billion current LCU | 6.90 billion current LCU | 10.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.71 billion current LCU | 10.98 billion current LCU | 16.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.14 billion current LCU | 15.32 billion current LCU | 21.61 billion current LCU | 6 |
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- 164 Malta 19.99 billion current LCU compare
- 165 Oman 19.89 billion current LCU compare
- 166 Sao Tome and Principe 17.32 billion current LCU compare
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 services, value added in El Salvador?
- Services, value added in El Salvador was 21.61 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.61 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 311.44 million current LCU in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for services, value added?
- El Salvador ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.