El Salvador — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The gross capital formation reading for El Salvador was 26.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 20.1% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +6.21 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 20% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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  • Annual data, 1950–2030
  • Quarterly data, 2000–2026
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Latest observations

2014–2030

PeriodValue
203027.4 % of GDP
202926.9 % of GDP
202826.7 % of GDP
202726.3 % of GDP
202626.1 % of GDP
12 earlier values, back to 2014
202526.3 % of GDP
202420.1 % of GDP
202320.5 % of GDP
202224.2 % of GDP
202123.1 % of GDP
202017 % of GDP
201918.1 % of GDP
201818.2 % of GDP
201716.5 % of GDP
201615.8 % of GDP
201515.8 % of GDP
201416.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.