El Salvador: Wholesale price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, El Salvador's wholesale price index (2010 = 100) fell 2.9 on 2015 (from 111.35 to 108.45).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +2.7 and a typical year strayed about 5.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below 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 14.44 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.85 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.52 a year. A straight line explains 45% 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.

Closest to El Salvador in the 2016 ranking

• Venezuela, RB — 1st of 5: 4,005
• Uruguay — 2nd of 5: 156.34
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 3rd of 5: 111.48
• Panama — 5th of 5: 107.92

What this measures

Index of prices of a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

All 57 values

Wholesale price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Brazil — 275.21 (2021)
• Panama — 107.92 (2016)
• Peru — 118.95 (2019)
• Uruguay — 156.34 (2016)
• Venezuela, RB — 4,005 (2016)

More financial sector data for El Salvador

• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 24.71 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 3.9 billion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 23.57 billion (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 4.89 (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 129.31 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 0.26% (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1 (2025)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -1.66% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is El Salvador's wholesale price index (2010 = 100)?

108.45 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 1,785% from 5.75 in 1960 (5.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 114.44 in 2011 and the lowest 5.57 in 1962.

Is the latest change in wholesale price index (2010 = 100) unusual for El Salvador?

In 2016, El Salvador's wholesale price index (2010 = 100) fell 2.9 on 2015 (from 111.35 to 108.45). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +2.7 and a typical year strayed about 5.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.WPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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