History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in El Salvador
El Salvador: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 8,598 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
8,598 2011 US$
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
94th
of 145 countries
All-time high
8,598 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
1,313 2011 US$
in 1932
Years of data
99
1920–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in El Salvador, 1920–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in El Salvador is 8,598 2011 US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 99 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in El Salvador peaked at 8,598 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,313 2011 US$, in 1932.
El Salvador ranks 94th of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1,487 2011 US$ | — |
| 1921 | 1,466 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1922 | 1,516 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1923 | 1,554 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 1,623 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1925 | 1,476 2011 US$ | -9.1% |
| 1926 | 1,706 2011 US$ | +15.6% |
| 1927 | 1,478 2011 US$ | -13.4% |
| 1928 | 1,682 2011 US$ | +13.8% |
| 1929 | 1,661 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1930 | 1,667 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 1,474 2011 US$ | -11.6% |
| 1932 | 1,313 2011 US$ | -10.9% |
| 1933 | 1,471 2011 US$ | +12.0% |
| 1934 | 1,498 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 1,629 2011 US$ | +8.7% |
| 1936 | 1,572 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1937 | 1,699 2011 US$ | +8.1% |
| 1938 | 1,559 2011 US$ | -8.2% |
| 1939 | 1,651 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1940 | 1,773 2011 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1941 | 1,714 2011 US$ | -3.3% |
| 1942 | 1,828 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1943 | 1,970 2011 US$ | +7.8% |
| 1944 | 1,836 2011 US$ | -6.8% |
| 1945 | 1,741 2011 US$ | -5.2% |
| 1946 | 1,747 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 2,173 2011 US$ | +24.4% |
| 1948 | 2,723 2011 US$ | +25.3% |
| 1949 | 2,432 2011 US$ | -10.7% |
| 1950 | 2,375 2011 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1951 | 2,361 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 2,472 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 2,577 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 2,536 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 2,590 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 2,715 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1957 | 2,775 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 2,751 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 2,788 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 2,813 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2,821 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 3,062 2011 US$ | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 3,096 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 3,282 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 3,351 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 3,464 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 3,534 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 3,524 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3,520 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 3,488 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 3,553 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 3,668 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,767 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3,912 2011 US$ | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 4,030 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 4,084 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 4,221 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 4,375 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 4,194 2011 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 3,781 2011 US$ | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 3,507 2011 US$ | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 3,339 2011 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 3,330 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 3,357 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 3,366 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 3,327 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 3,351 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3,344 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3,322 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3,378 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 3,494 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3,751 2011 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 4,053 2011 US$ | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 4,316 2011 US$ | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 4,592 2011 US$ | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 4,671 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4,883 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5,078 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5,264 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 5,404 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5,550 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5,751 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5,957 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 6,146 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 6,442 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 6,782 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 7,139 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 7,313 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 7,166 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 7,351 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7,607 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,726 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 7,845 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7,935 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8,109 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8,280 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 8,428 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8,598 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,565 2011 US$ | 1,466 2011 US$ | 1,706 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,553 2011 US$ | 1,313 2011 US$ | 1,699 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,994 2011 US$ | 1,714 2011 US$ | 2,723 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,594 2011 US$ | 2,361 2011 US$ | 2,788 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,247 2011 US$ | 2,813 2011 US$ | 3,534 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,929 2011 US$ | 3,488 2011 US$ | 4,375 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,402 2011 US$ | 3,322 2011 US$ | 3,781 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,348 2011 US$ | 3,378 2011 US$ | 5,264 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,365 2011 US$ | 5,404 2011 US$ | 7,313 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,987 2011 US$ | 7,351 2011 US$ | 8,598 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in El Salvador?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in El Salvador was 8,598 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,598 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,313 2011 US$ in 1932.
- How does El Salvador rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]