El Salvador's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) was 32.21 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 51.31% from 21.29 billion in 2015 (4.23% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 32.21 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 22.56 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 21.29 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 32.21 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 877.72 million | 1965 |
| Average since 2016 | 26.18 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 877.72 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, El Salvador's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) rose 4.9% on 2024 (from 30.71 billion to 32.21 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 4.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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 26.3% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.2% 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 1.18 billion 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 140th highest value of the 158 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
- Latvia — 136th of 158: 37.41 billion
- Estonia — 137th of 158: 36.29 billion
- Cyprus — 138th of 158: 32.51 billion
- Seychelles — 140th of 158: 29.84 billion
- Malta — 141st of 158: 22.58 billion
- Brunei Darussalam — 142nd of 158: 19.94 billion
What this measures
Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. 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 | Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32,213,550,000 |
| 2024 | 30,709,590,000 |
| 2023 | 29,732,140,000 |
| 2022 | 28,283,380,000 |
| 2021 | 25,877,990,000 |
| 2020 | 22,564,090,000 |
| 2019 | 24,316,750,000 |
| 2018 | 23,501,940,000 |
| 2017 | 22,651,270,000 |
| 2016 | 21,989,880,000 |
Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 5.58 billion (2025)
- Argentina — 716.75 trillion (2025)
- Aruba — 5.85 billion (2023)
- Bahamas, The — 13.83 billion (2024)
- Barbados — 14.37 billion (2025)
- Belize — 5.44 billion (2024)
- Bolivia — 354.38 billion (2024)
- Brazil — 10.95 trillion (2025)
- Cayman Islands — 6.12 billion (2024)
- Chile
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)
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Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU)?
- 32.21 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 3,570% from 877.72 million in 1965 (6.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 32.21 billion in 2025 and the lowest 877.72 million in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 140th highest of 158 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) unusual for El Salvador?
- In 2025, El Salvador's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) rose 4.9% on 2024 (from 30.71 billion to 32.21 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 4.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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.GDP.FCST.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); 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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