GERD as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gerd as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 102nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -54.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +88.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +53.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 99 Sri Lanka 0.1% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 103 Lesotho 0.1% compare
- 104 Turkmenistan 0.1% compare
- 105 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release