Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in El Salvador

El Salvador: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 56.44 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
56.44
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
87th
of 177 countries
All-time high
122.58
in 1983
All-time low
56.44
in 2019
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in El Salvador, 1960–2019

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in El Salvador is 56.44, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 122.58 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 56.44, in 2019.

That places El Salvador 87th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in El Salvador, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 93.67
1961 95.93 +2.4%
1962 90.18 -6.0%
1963 89.83 -0.4%
1964 85.25 -5.1%
1965 83.63 -1.9%
1966 80.36 -3.9%
1967 80.05 -0.4%
1968 81.52 +1.8%
1969 81.63 +0.1%
1970 81.11 -0.6%
1971 79.61 -1.8%
1972 78.08 -1.9%
1973 78.11 +0.0%
1974 76.38 -2.2%
1975 75.73 -0.8%
1976 77.54 +2.4%
1977 77.6 +0.1%
1978 78.59 +1.3%
1979 85.78 +9.2%
1980 98.75 +15.1%
1981 110.43 +11.8%
1982 120.98 +9.6%
1983 122.58 +1.3%
1984 120.91 -1.4%
1985 118.49 -2.0%
1986 117.57 -0.8%
1987 114.06 -3.0%
1988 112.54 -1.3%
1989 112.36 -0.2%
1990 110.88 -1.3%
1991 105.95 -4.4%
1992 97.88 -7.6%
1993 91.65 -6.4%
1994 87.27 -4.8%
1995 82.83 -5.1%
1996 82.45 -0.5%
1997 80.24 -2.7%
1998 78.31 -2.4%
1999 76.99 -1.7%
2000 76.05 -1.2%
2001 75.23 -1.1%
2002 74.25 -1.3%
2003 74.05 -0.3%
2004 73.88 -0.2%
2005 71 -3.9%
2006 69.11 -2.7%
2007 66.15 -4.3%
2008 65.63 -0.8%
2009 68.09 +3.7%
2010 67.14 -1.4%
2011 65.08 -3.1%
2012 63.74 -2.1%
2013 62.72 -1.6%
2014 61.9 -1.3%
2015 60.22 -2.7%
2016 59.13 -1.8%
2017 58.26 -1.5%
2018 57.39 -1.5%
2019 56.44 -1.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 56.44 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.6, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 56.44 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.3, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 86.21 80.05 95.93 10
1970s 78.85 75.73 85.78 10
1980s 114.87 98.75 122.58 10
1990s 89.44 76.99 110.88 10
2000s 71.34 65.63 76.05 10
2010s 61.2 56.44 67.14 10

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 84 Slovenia 57.68 compare
  2. 85 Mexico 56.86 compare
  3. 86 North Macedonia 56.53 compare
  4. 88 Italy 56.37 compare
  5. 89 Nigeria 56.35 compare
  6. 90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in El Salvador?
Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in El Salvador was 56.44 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 122.58 in 1983.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 56.44 in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 87th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
177 places, 9,445 data points, 1960–2019
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