El Salvador's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) was US$11,005 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.46% from US$10,741 in 2015 (0.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$11,005 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$10,003 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$10,741 | 2015 |
| Highest | US$11,256 | 2016 |
| Lowest | US$6,436 | 1994 |
| Average since 2016 | US$10,592 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$6,493 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, El Salvador's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) rose US$778.25 on 2024 (from US$10,227 to US$11,005).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$126.34 and a typical year strayed about US$382.76 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$810.17 in 1997 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1,035 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 105th highest value of the 150 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | US$11,005 | 2025 |
| World | US$25,512 | 2025 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$22,007 | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$25,948 | 2025 |
Closest to El Salvador in the 2025 ranking
- Congo, Rep. — 101st of 150: US$11,702
- Guatemala — 102nd of 150: US$11,185
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 103rd of 150: US$11,166
- Jamaica — 105th of 150: US$10,880
- Côte d'Ivoire — 106th of 150: US$10,620
- Moldova — 107th of 150: US$10,202
What this measures
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,005 |
| 2024 | 10,227 |
| 2023 | 10,218 |
| 2022 | 10,077 |
| 2021 | 10,086 |
| 2020 | 10,003 |
| 2019 | 11,038 |
| 2018 | 10,972 |
| 2017 | 11,037 |
| 2016 | 11,256 |
Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
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$498.81 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$11,005 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is up 69.49% from US$6,493 in 1991 (1.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$11,256 in 2016 and the lowest US$6,436 in 1994.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 105th highest of 150 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for El Salvador?
- In 2025, El Salvador's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) rose US$778.25 on 2024 (from US$10,227 to US$11,005). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$126.34 and a typical year strayed about US$382.76 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) 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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