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El Salvador – FDI Outflows

Foreign direct investment net outflows as a share of GDP. Measures the value of direct investment made by domestic residents in foreign economies. · World Bank
0.81% +0.95% from 2023 G20 rank: 110th · all-time high: 1.54% (2020)

El Salvador's fdi outflows was 0.81% in 2024, an increase of +0.95% from -0.13% in 2023. This ranked 110th in the G20. The all-time high was 1.54% in 2020.

APA

El Salvador FDI Outflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/el-salvador/fdi-outflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_el-salvador_fdi-outflows,
  title = {El Salvador FDI Outflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/el-salvador/fdi-outflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
El Salvador FDI Outflows – Historical Data
YearValueChangeRank
2027* trend -0.86%
2026* trend -0.56%
2025* trend -0.25%
2024 0.81% +0.95% 110th
2023 -0.13% +0.23% 22nd
2022 -0.37% −1.84% 20th
2021 1.47% −0.07% 127th
2020 1.54% +1.31% 147th
2019 0.23% +1.81% 68th
2018 -1.59% −0.05% 10th
2017 -1.54% −2.09% 5th
2016 0.54% +0.13% 87th
2015 0.42% −0.47% 80th
Show all years (1996–2024)
* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +17.0% GDP growth 2.5% C/A balance 3.4%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

El Salvador matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1987. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw fdi outflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →