Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.23 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.23 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in El Salvador peaked at 5.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.2, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.56 | — |
| 2001 | 0.82 | +46.4% |
| 2002 | 0.79 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | -0.9 | -213.9% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | -376.7% |
| 2005 | 1.77 | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 2.36 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | -0.01 | -100.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 | -11400.0% |
| 2009 | -1.04 | -192.0% |
| 2010 | -0.93 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 2.23 | -339.8% |
| 2012 | -0.07 | -103.1% |
| 2013 | 0.04 | -157.1% |
| 2014 | 2.75 | +6775.0% |
| 2015 | 2.22 | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.89 | -59.9% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | +92.1% |
| 2018 | 1.77 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.08 | -95.5% |
| 2020 | -2.2 | -2850.0% |
| 2021 | 5.29 | -340.5% |
| 2022 | -0.89 | -116.8% |
| 2023 | 0.02 | -102.2% |
| 2024 | 1.29 | +6350.0% |
| 2025 | 1.23 | -4.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 51% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +11400.0% | -0.01 | 1.13 |
| 2014 | +6775.0% | 0.04 | 2.75 |
| 2024 | +6350.0% | 0.02 | 1.29 |
| 2020 | -2850.0% | 0.08 | -2.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.797 | -1.04 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | -0.93 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.79 | -2.2 | 5.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in El Salvador?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in El Salvador was 1.23 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 in 2021.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).