Core consumer prices in El Salvador increased 1.05 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in El Salvador averaged 1.02 percent from 2010 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 5.26 percent in September of 2022 and a record low of -1.37 percent in January of 2010. source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística y Censos

Core Inflation Rate in El Salvador is expected to be 0.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the El Salvador Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 119.02 119.02 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate 1.05 1.08 percent Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 148.87 148.46 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 109.08 110.53 points Jan 2026
Food Inflation 0.89 1.29 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 0.65 0.91 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.08 -0.40 percent Jan 2026


El Salvador Core Inflation Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.05 1.08 5.26 -1.37 2010 - 2025 percent Monthly
2009=100