GDP per unit of energy use in El Salvador
El Salvador: GDP per unit of energy use was 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP per unit of energy use in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per unit of energy use in El Salvador is 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per unit of energy use in El Salvador peaked at 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 72nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
GDP per unit of energy use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.24 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | — |
| 1991 | 5.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 6.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 6.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 6.49 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.53 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 7.01 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 6.64 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 6.71 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6.7 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.23 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 8.22 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.29 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.56 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 8.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 8.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 9.56 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.74 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 11.56 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.31 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 13.29 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 13.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.28 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 14.97 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 15.45 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | +3.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.77 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 5.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.01 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.26 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 8.79 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 8.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 13.29 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 14.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 69 Namibia 16.14 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 70 Lebanon 16.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 15.99 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 73 Bhutan 15.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 74 Dominica 15.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
- 75 Slovakia 15.89 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent compare
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per unit of energy use in El Salvador?
- Gdp per unit of energy use in El Salvador was 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest gdp per unit of energy use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp per unit of energy use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for gdp per unit of energy use?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp per unit of energy use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.