El Salvador's GDP grew 5.1% year-on-year in the third quarter 2025, up from 4.12% in the previous period, and the sharpest expansion since the last quarter of 2021. GDP Annual Growth Rate in El Salvador averaged 3.05 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 28.66 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -19.87 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in El Salvador expanded 5.10 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in El Salvador expanded 5.10 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in El Salvador is expected to be 3.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the El Salvador GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 4.50 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-10-03 06:10 PM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q2 4.10% 2.32% 3.5%
2025-12-22 06:00 PM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q3 5.10% 4.12% 3.8%
2026-03-27 01:00 PM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q4 5.10%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Growth Rate YoY 5.10 4.12 percent Sep 2025
GDP Current Prices 9279.92 8739.78 USD Million Jun 2025
GDP from Agriculture 417.88 445.24 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP from Construction 751.54 747.79 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 1053.18 1072.19 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP from Mining 20.72 23.93 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP from Public Administration 635.22 638.07 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP from Services 987.53 1054.17 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP from Transport 391.59 423.24 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP from Utilities 241.01 268.07 USD Million Sep 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.41 1.79 percent Sep 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 7846.88 7435.35 USD Million Dec 2024


El Salvador GDP Annual Growth Rate
The most important sector of El Salvador economy is services which accounts for 66 percent of total GDP, including internal trade (14 percent); real estate activities (8 percent); public administration (8 percent); finance and insurance (7 percent) and education (5 percent). Industry constitutes 27 percent of total wealth, with the largest shares for manufacturing (18 percent), construction (6 percent) and utilities (3 percent). Also, agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing sector accounts for 6 percent of GDP. On the expenditure side, household consumption is the main component of GDP (85 percent), followed by gross fixed capital formation and government spending (16 percent each). Exports of goods and services represent 28 percent of GDP while imports account for 45 percent, subtracting 17 percent of total GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.10 4.12 28.66 -19.87 1991 - 2025 percent Quarterly