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El Salvador: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 0.3% (2025), 163rd of 180 in the world and 29th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 1.3% (2025), 167th of 209 in the world and 33rd of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Exchange rate is 1.00 (2025), 162nd of 210 in the world and 33rd of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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12 indicators
Prices & public finance: El Salvador in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 0.3%2025 | 163/180 | 29/31 | 2.3% | 1.2% | -0.4% | +1.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 1.3%2025 | 167/209 | 33/40 | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.002025 | 162/210 | 33/39 | 8.76 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 21.8%2024 | 38/142 | 2/20 | 10.6% | 15.8% | 18.4% | +5.1 ppsince 2014 | 14.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 27.3%2024 | 62/142 | 5/20 | 15.5% | 22.0% | 23.6% | +6.7 ppsince 2014 | 22.8% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 27.9%2023 | 62/142 | 7/20 | 15.0% | 24.1% | 33.9% | +4.9 ppsince 2013 | 27.6% | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 107.3%2024 | 7/78 | 2/14 | 27.4% | 57.5% | 70.4% | +56.4 ppsince 2014 | 69.1% | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 75.4%2024 | 24/119 | 5/22 | 39.3% | 64.2% | 78.5% | +5.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 64.4%2025 | 48/169 | 6/31 | 45.9%2001 | 52.3% | 65.3% | +10.3 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 64.2%2025 | 66/146 | 17/31 | 51.3% | 58.4% | 69.4% | +14.1 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 2.42025 | 123/165 | 28/32 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | −11%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.34%2025 | 96/156 | 7/22 | 0.84% | 1.09% | 1.38% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 1.07% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.0 pp0.3% in 2025
- Government debt+56.4 pp107.3% in 2024
- External debt+5.0 pp75.4% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−11%2.4 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
El Salvador and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with El Salvador. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.3%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 4.6%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 1.3%2025 | 3.4%2025 | 8.0%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 1.002025 | 7.682025 | 25.952025 |
| Tax revenue | 21.8%2024 | 11.6%2024 | 15.1%2020 |
| Government revenue | 27.3%2024 | 12.8%2024 | 22.2%2020 |
| Government expense | 27.9%2023 | 13.5%2023 | 24.4%2020 |
| Government debt | 107.3%2024 | 25.2%2013 | — |
| External debt | 75.4%2024 | 24.2%2024 | 41.8%2024 |
| Private credit | 64.4%2025 | 37.2%2025 | 78.5%2024 |