El Salvador's GNI per capita (current LCU) was 5,375 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 48.72% from 3,614 in 2015 (4.05% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5,375 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 3,776 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 3,614 | 2015 |
| Highest | 5,375 | 2025 |
| Lowest | 271.9 | 1965 |
| Average since 2016 | 4,396 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 271.9 | 1965 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, El Salvador's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 227.64 on 2024 (from 5,147 to 5,375).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +127.32 and a typical year strayed about 148.79 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 596.51 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 328.31 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 195.53 a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, El Salvador had the 176th highest value of the 181 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to El Salvador in the 2025 ranking
- Kosovo — 173rd of 181: 7,132
- Ecuador — 174th of 181: 6,928
- Kiribati — 175th of 181: 6,133
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 177th of 181: 4,871
- Jordan — 178th of 181: 3,738
- West Bank and Gaza — 179th of 181: 3,370
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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.
All 61 values
| Year | GNI per capita (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,375 |
| 2024 | 5,147 |
| 2023 | 4,981 |
| 2022 | 4,765 |
| 2021 | 4,373 |
| 2020 | 3,776 |
| 2019 | 4,105 |
| 2018 | 3,947 |
| 2017 | 3,797 |
| 2016 | 3,700 |
| 2015 |
GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 64,845 (2025)
- Argentina — 18.11 million (2025)
- Aruba — 65,326 (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 37,881 (2024)
- Barbados — 54,417 (2025)
- Belize — 14,953 (2025)
- Bolivia — 34,635 (2025)
- Brazil — 57,911 (2025)
- Cayman Islands — 70,198 (2024)
- Chile — 16.19 million (2025)
- Colombia — 34.1 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for El Salvador
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$4.82 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$4.56 billion (2025)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$252.5 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$35.19 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$) — US$41.44 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$362.85 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$) — US$154.63 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$498.81 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's GNI per capita (current LCU)?
- 5,375 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 1,877% from 271.9 in 1965 (5.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5,375 in 2025 and the lowest 271.9 in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 176th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (current LCU) unusual for El Salvador?
- In 2025, El Salvador's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 227.64 on 2024 (from 5,147 to 5,375). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +127.32 and a typical year strayed about 148.79 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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