Foreign direct investment inflows in El Salvador in 2025 — 763,722,779 US$. Ranked 60 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 20,541.2%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 764M | −287M | −27.33% |
| 2024 | 1.05B | +273M | +35.04% |
| 2023 | 778M | +752M | +2,866.58% |
| 2022 | 26.24M | −774M | −96.72% |
| 2021 | 800M | +414M | +107.08% |
| 2020 | 387M | −310M | −44.49% |
| 2019 | 696M | +284M | +68.7% |
| 2018 | 413M | −91.06M | −18.07% |
| 2017 | 504M | +24.33M | +5.07% |
| 2016 | 479M | −15.07M | −3.05% |
| 2015 | 495M | −11.75M | −2.32% |
| 2014 | 506M | +261M | +106.5% |
| 2013 | 245M | −185M | −43% |
| 2012 | 430M | +308M | +251.12% |
| 2011 | 123M | +236M | +208.25% |
| 2010 | -113M | −482M | −130.69% |
| 2009 | 369M | −534M | −59.17% |
| 2008 | 903M | −647M | −41.76% |
| 2007 | 1.55B | +1.31B | +543.02% |
| 2006 | 241M | −270M | −52.83% |
| 2005 | 511M | +148M | +40.71% |
| 2004 | 363M | +222M | +157.27% |
| 2003 | 141M | −329M | −69.96% |
| 2002 | 470M | +191M | +68.52% |
| 2001 | 279M | +106M | +60.84% |
| 2000 | 173M | −42.4M | −19.65% |
| 1999 | 216M | −887M | −80.43% |
| 1998 | 1.1B | +1.04B | +1,767.58% |
| 1997 | 59.04M | — | — |
| 1995 | 38.04M | — | — |
| 1993 | 16.43M | +1.12M | +7.33% |
| 1992 | 15.31M | −9.87M | −39.2% |
| 1991 | 25.18M | +23.28M | +1,226.5% |
| 1990 | 1.9M | −12.46M | −86.78% |
| 1989 | 14.36M | −2.6M | −15.33% |
| 1988 | 16.96M | −1.36M | −7.42% |
| 1987 | 18.32M | −5.81M | −24.09% |
| 1986 | 24.13M | +11.73M | +94.63% |
| 1985 | 12.4M | +40,000 | +0.32% |
| 1984 | 12.36M | −15.72M | −55.98% |
| 1983 | 28.08M | +29.08M | +2,908% |
| 1982 | -1M | +4.72M | +82.52% |
| 1981 | -5.72M | −11.6M | −197.28% |
| 1980 | 5.88M | +15.84M | +159.04% |
| 1979 | -9.96M | −33.32M | −142.64% |
| 1978 | 23.36M | +4.72M | +25.32% |
| 1977 | 18.64M | +5.68M | +43.83% |
| 1976 | 12.96M | −140,000 | −1.07% |
| 1975 | 13.1M | −7M | −34.83% |
| 1974 | 20.1M | +14.1M | +235% |
| 1973 | 6M | −600,000 | −9.09% |
| 1972 | 6.6M | −400,000 | −5.71% |
| 1971 | 7M | +3.3M | +89.19% |
| 1970 | 3.7M | — | — |
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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