El Salvador — Gross capital formation

millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2030 · 81 observations

About this series

Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP.

The latest gross capital formation reading for El Salvador was 9.67B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 7.02B LCU in 2024; the period change was +37.7%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 5.92B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 26.3% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2014–2030

PeriodValue
203012.73B LCU
202911.91B LCU
202811.26B LCU
202710.56B LCU
20269.96B LCU
12 earlier values, back to 2014
20259.67B LCU
20247.02B LCU
20236.83B LCU
20227.61B LCU
20216.62B LCU
20204.18B LCU
20194.81B LCU
20184.66B LCU
20174.06B LCU
20163.77B LCU
20153.66B LCU
20143.61B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.