Ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador

El Salvador: Ict adoption per 100 people was 13.96 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13.96
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
86th
of 212 countries
All-time high
18.17
in 2009
All-time low
0.3811
in 1966
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador, 1965–2024

05101520196519942024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 13.96 for ict adoption per 100 people in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador peaked at 18.17 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3811, in 1966.

El Salvador ranks 86th of 212 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.

Ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador, 1965 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1965 0.3837 —
1966 0.3811 -0.7%
1967 0.3811 +0.0%
1968 0.3811 +0.0%
1969 0.3811 +0.0%
1970 0.793 +108.1%
1971 0.7814 -1.5%
1972 0.7814 +0.0%
1973 0.7814 +0.0%
1974 0.7814 +0.0%
1975 1.18 +51.0%
1976 1.32 +11.9%
1977 1.46 +10.3%
1978 1.48 +1.3%
1979 1.51 +2.5%
1980 1.53 +0.9%
1981 1.6 +4.7%
1982 1.73 +8.3%
1983 1.72 -0.9%
1984 1.8 +5.1%
1985 1.86 +2.9%
1986 1.83 -1.2%
1987 1.94 +5.6%
1988 2.04 +5.6%
1989 2.27 +11.3%
1990 2.31 +1.6%
1991 2.37 +2.6%
1992 2.95 +24.5%
1993 3.07 +4.1%
1994 4.13 +34.5%
1995 4.94 +19.6%
1996 5.6 +13.4%
1997 6.17 +10.2%
1998 6.57 +6.5%
1999 8.38 +27.5%
2000 10.52 +25.5%
2001 10.89 +3.5%
2002 11.15 +2.4%
2003 12.55 +12.5%
2004 14.79 +17.8%
2005 16.18 +9.4%
2006 17.27 +6.8%
2007 17.97 +4.0%
2008 17.87 -0.6%
2009 18.17 +1.7%
2010 16.49 -9.2%
2011 16.91 +2.5%
2012 17.32 +2.4%
2013 15.65 -9.7%
2014 15.48 -1.1%
2015 15.27 -1.3%
2016 15.18 -0.6%
2017 14.94 -1.6%
2018 14.84 -0.7%
2019 14.36 -3.2%
2020 14.34 -0.2%
2021 13.68 -4.6%
2022 13.74 +0.4%
2023 13.94 +1.5%
2024 13.96 +0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 13.96 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 13.96 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.27, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +108.1% 0.3811 0.793
1975 +51.0% 0.7814 1.18
1994 +34.5% 3.07 4.13

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3816 0.3811 0.3837 5
1970s 1.09 0.7814 1.51 10
1980s 1.83 1.53 2.27 10
1990s 4.65 2.31 8.38 10
2000s 14.74 10.52 18.17 10
2010s 15.64 14.36 17.32 10
2020s 13.93 13.68 14.34 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 83 Cuba 14.49 compare
  2. 84 Russia 14.31 compare
  3. 85 Argentina 14.05 compare
  4. 87 Azerbaijan 12.82 compare
  5. 88 Seychelles 12.4 compare
  6. 89 Colombia 11.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador?
Ict adoption per 100 people in El Salvador was 13.96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 18.17 in 2009.
What is the lowest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3811 in 1966.
How does El Salvador rank for ict adoption per 100 people?
El Salvador ranks 86th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is ict adoption per 100 people rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ict adoption per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ict adoption per 100 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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