Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — El Salvador

Foreign direct investment outflows in El Salvador in 2025 — 318,286,947 US$. Ranked 50 in the world out of 91. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 4,323.2%.

2025 318M US$ +2.8% vs 2024
World rank 50of 91
Period maximum 427M US$2021
Period minimum -413M US$2018

Trend over time

1996–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — El Salvador, 1996–2025-500M-250M0250M500M199619992002200520082011201420172020202320251996: 7,195,888 US$1999: 53,800,000 US$2000: -5,000,000 US$2001: -9,700,000 US$2002: -25,700,000 US$2003: 18,600,000 US$2004: -2,750,000 US$2005: 112,900,000 US$2006: -26,300,000 US$2007: 95,200,000 US$2008: 79,430,000 US$2009: 2,960,000 US$2010: 112,404,698 US$2011: -95,929,101 US$2012: -35,893,980 US$2013: 66,072,599 US$2014: 199,849,521 US$2015: 98,191,694 US$2016: 131,616,459 US$2017: -385,043,107 US$2018: -413,302,988 US$2019: 60,523,684 US$2020: 383,757,209 US$2021: 427,072,167 US$2022: -116,977,168 US$2023: -30,232,739 US$2024: 309,604,170 US$2025: 318,286,947 US$
Change over the period: +311M (+4,323.18%) Average annual rate: 13.96 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 318M US$
World 1.49T US$
Central America computed 11.79B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 318M +8.68M +2.8%
2024 310M +340M +1,124.07%
2023 -30.23M +86.74M +74.16%
2022 -117M −544M −127.39%
2021 427M +43.31M +11.29%
2020 384M +323M +534.06%
2019 60.52M +474M +114.64%
2018 -413M −28.26M −7.34%
2017 -385M −517M −392.55%
2016 132M +33.42M +34.04%
2015 98.19M −102M −50.87%
2014 200M +134M +202.47%
2013 66.07M +102M +284.08%
2012 -35.89M +60.04M +62.58%
2011 -95.93M −208M −185.34%
2010 112M +109M +3,697.46%
2009 2.96M −76.47M −96.27%
2008 79.43M −15.77M −16.57%
2007 95.2M +122M +461.98%
2006 -26.3M −139M −123.29%
2005 113M +116M +4,205.45%
2004 -2.75M −21.35M −114.78%
2003 18.6M +44.3M +172.37%
2002 -25.7M −16M −164.95%
2001 -9.7M −4.7M −94%
2000 -5M −58.8M −109.29%
1999 53.8M
1996 7.2M

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.