El Salvador — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for El Salvador, 1960–2025.
Inflation for El Salvador was 0.26% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 31.94% in 1986. The lowest was -2.68% in 1961 (about -10.4× the latest value).
El Salvador ranks 170 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so El Salvador sits below it. It peaked in 1986 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 135%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 31 of 33 economies; Costa Rica (-0.07%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 6783% in 1961. That is 84% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 57th of 63 in 1960 → 66th of 92 in 1970 → 40th of 106 in 1980 → 23rd of 131 in 1990 → 110th of 163 in 2000 → 158th of 186 in 2010 → 157th of 178 in 2020 → 153rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.26% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 0.85% | -3.2 pp |
| 2023 | 4.05% | -3.2 pp |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +3.7 pp |
| 2021 | 3.47% | +3.8 pp |
| 2020 | -0.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 0.08% | -1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.01% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | -0.73% | -1.9 pp |
| 2014 | 1.14% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 0.76% | -1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.73% | -3.4 pp |
| 2011 | 5.13% | +3.9 pp |
| 2010 | 1.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.06% | -5.7 pp |
| 2008 | 6.71% | +2.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.58% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 4.04% | -0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 4.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.45% | +2.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 1.87% | -1.9 pp |
| 2001 | 3.75% | +1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 2.27% | +1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 0.51% | -2.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.55% | -1.9 pp |
| 1997 | 4.49% | -5.3 pp |
| 1996 | 9.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 10.03% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 10.59% | -7.9 pp |
| 1993 | 18.51% | +7.3 pp |
| 1992 | 11.21% | -3.2 pp |
| 1991 | 14.4% | -9.6 pp |
| 1990 | 24% | +6.4 pp |
| 1989 | 17.63% | -2.1 pp |
| 1988 | 19.76% | -5.1 pp |
| 1987 | 24.86% | -7.1 pp |
| 1986 | 31.94% | +9.6 pp |
| 1985 | 22.33% | +10.8 pp |
| 1984 | 11.51% | -1.8 pp |
| 1983 | 13.31% | +1.6 pp |
| 1982 | 11.73% | -3.1 pp |
| 1981 | 14.8% | -2.6 pp |
| 1980 | 17.37% | +3.3 pp |
| 1979 | 14.06% | +0.8 pp |
| 1978 | 13.28% | +1.5 pp |
| 1977 | 11.82% | +4.8 pp |
| 1976 | 7.03% | -12.1 pp |
| 1975 | 19.09% | +2.2 pp |
| 1974 | 16.9% | +10.5 pp |
| 1973 | 6.39% | +4.9 pp |
| 1972 | 1.54% | +1.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.45% | -2.4 pp |
| 1970 | 2.82% | +3.0 pp |
| 1969 | -0.19% | -2.7 pp |
| 1968 | 2.54% | +1.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.47% | +2.7 pp |
| 1966 | -1.19% | -1.6 pp |
| 1965 | 0.46% | -1.3 pp |
| 1964 | 1.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 1.57% | +1.5 pp |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +2.8 pp |
| 1961 | -2.68% | -2.6 pp |
| 1960 | -0.04% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was El Salvador’s Inflation in 1961?
-2.68% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is El Salvador’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +760.9% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.26%; 2024: 0.85%; 2023: 4.05%; 2022: 7.2%; 2021: 3.47%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.