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Foreign direct investment to GDP in El Salvador

Latest: 2.1%
Previous: 3.0%
Change: -0.93 (-31.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in El Salvador
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	0.3%
Dec 31, 1971	0.6%
Dec 31, 1972	0.5%
Dec 31, 1973	0.4%
Dec 31, 1974	1.2%
Dec 31, 1975	0.7%
Dec 31, 1976	0.6%
Dec 31, 1977	0.6%
Dec 31, 1978	0.7%
Dec 31, 1979	-0.3%
Dec 31, 1980	0.2%
Dec 31, 1981	-0.2%
Dec 31, 1982	-0.0%
Dec 31, 1983	0.8%
Dec 31, 1984	0.3%
Dec 31, 1985	0.3%
Dec 31, 1986	0.6%
Dec 31, 1987	0.5%
Dec 31, 1988	0.4%
Dec 31, 1989	0.3%
Dec 31, 1990	0.0%
Dec 31, 1991	0.5%
Dec 31, 1992	0.3%
Dec 31, 1993	0.2%
Dec 31, 1994	—
Dec 31, 1995	0.4%
Dec 31, 1996	—
Dec 31, 1997	0.6%
Dec 31, 1998	10.1%
Dec 31, 1999	1.9%
Dec 31, 2000	1.5%
Dec 31, 2001	2.3%
Dec 31, 2002	3.7%
Dec 31, 2003	1.1%
Dec 31, 2004	2.6%
Dec 31, 2005	3.5%
Dec 31, 2006	1.5%
Dec 31, 2007	9.1%
Dec 31, 2008	5.0%
Dec 31, 2009	2.1%
Dec 31, 2010	-0.6%
Dec 31, 2011	0.6%
Dec 31, 2012	2.0%
Dec 31, 2013	1.1%
Dec 31, 2014	2.2%
Dec 31, 2015	2.1%
Dec 31, 2016	2.0%
Dec 31, 2017	2.0%
Dec 31, 2018	1.6%
Dec 31, 2019	2.6%
Dec 31, 2020	1.6%
Dec 31, 2021	2.8%
Dec 31, 2022	0.1%
Dec 31, 2023	2.3%
Dec 31, 2024	3.0%
Dec 31, 2025	2.1%

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