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El Salvador

73 series · 1800–2025 · Upper middle income · Latin America & Caribbean

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1939–202537,219 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1939–202537,219 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1920–202530,140 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1920–20254,735 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1920–202530,140 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1939–2025123.5 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1920–20254,735 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1950–202535,850 (2025)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1950–202596.3 (2025)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1950–202535,850 (2025)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1950–202529,273 (2025)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1950–202578.7 (2025)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1950–202529,273 (2025)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1950–20256,536 (2025)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1950–202517.6 (2025)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1950–20256,536 (2025)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1950–20259,909 (2025)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1950–202526.6 (2025)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1950–20259,909 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1951–20259,829 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1951–202526.4 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1951–20259,829 (2025)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1818–202511,964 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1939–202532.1 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1818–202511,964 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1845–202520,441 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1939–202554.9 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1845–202520,441 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1939–2025-1,318 (2025)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1939–2025-3.54 (2025)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1800–20251.00 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1960–202396.5 (2023)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1939–2025-1,318 (2025)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1939–202511,251 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1990–202511,251 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1990–202530.2 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1939–20259,403 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1939–202525.3 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1939–202510,203 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1990–202510,203 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1939–20259,629 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1990–202527.4 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1939–202525.9 (2025)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax1980–20247,648 (2024)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2002–20247,648 (2024)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax1980–20247,602 (2024)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2002–202421.6 (2024)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP1980–202421.5 (2024)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1939–2025-2.82 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1990–2025-2.82 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1990–2025-1,049 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1939–2025-3.43 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1939–2025-1,277 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1914–202587.2 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1939–202587.2 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1939–202532,465 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1914–202456.2 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1939–202419,870 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1939–202532,465 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1939–2025-1,049 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1939–202530.2 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1939–202527.4 (2025)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP1980–202421.6 (2024)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1995–20224.60 (2022)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1946–20212.43 (2021)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01900–20253,806 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11948–20256,383 (2025)
M2Millions of local currencyM21948–202523,573 (2025)
M3Millions of local currencyM31960–202523,574 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1937–2025119.5 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1938–20250.258 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20256.37 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1978–20244.65 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →