Gross capital formation rose 2.74% to USD 7,195 bil in El Salvador in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gross capital formation in El Salvador reached an all time high of USD 7,799 bil in 2022 and an all time low of USD 117 bil in 1968. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, gross capital formation in Costa Rica amounted to USD 14,940 bil, USD 18,886 bil in Guatemala, USD 8,343 bil in Honduras and USD 4,863 bil in Nicaragua in 2024.
El Salvador has been ranked 88th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of gross capital formation, 35 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross Capital Formation (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Belize | USD bil | 379 | 403 | 380 | 529 | 640 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD bil | 11,466 | 10,348 | 10,085 | 12,071 | 12,254 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD bil | 4,780 | 4,931 | 4,289 | 6,783 | 7,799 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD bil | 10,112 | 11,059 | 10,493 | 14,497 | 15,846 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD bil | 6,395 | 5,715 | 4,593 | 6,820 | 8,273 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 294,948 | 288,841 | 226,866 | 285,794 | 334,020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD bil | 3,136 | 2,264 | 2,588 | 3,381 | 3,401 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | USD bil | 27,734 | 26,563 | 13,668 | 21,094 | 27,422 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 4,455,419 | 4,667,673 | 4,573,797 | 5,051,971 | 5,708,454 |
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