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El Salvador - GDP per Capita 1979

GDP divided by midyear population · World Bank
$773 +$61 from 1978 Global rank: 96th

El Salvador's gdp per capita was $773 in 1979, increased +$61 from $712 in 1978. This was the 96th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979
GDP per Capita by Country - 1979
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Monaco $44,990 19.6%
2nd United Arab Emirates $34,238 16.5%
3rd Brunei Darussalam $33,501 42.9%
4th Qatar $21,777 30.0%
5th Liechtenstein $19,674 12.7%
6th Saudi Arabia $19,612 31.5%
7th Switzerland $18,266 12.2%
8th Kuwait $17,386 50.3%
9th Luxembourg $15,204 16.6%
10th Sweden $14,856 17.9%
11th Denmark $13,757 16.4%
12th Iceland $13,082 12.5%
13th Norway $13,047 13.8%
14th Netherlands $12,817 14.5%
15th Andorra $11,996 27.5%
16th Belgium $11,811 14.8%
17th United States $11,674 10.5%
18th Germany $11,322 19.0%
19th France $11,063 20.7%
20th Faroe Islands $10,549 11.3%
21st Canada $10,078 10.1%
22nd Austria $9,755 19.4%
23rd Bermuda $9,664 8.5%
24th Libya $9,443 30.2%
25th Finland $9,333 22.3%
26th Australia $9,308 12.6%
27th Japan $9,301 3.2%
28th Greenland $8,481 17.2%
29th French Polynesia $8,016 17.0%
30th Bahrain $7,891 13.9%
31st United Kingdom $7,805 30.6%
32nd European Union $7,289 20.3%
33rd New Caledonia $7,070 22.3%
34th Italy $7,006 24.6%
35th New Zealand $6,668 12.3%
36th Israel $5,972 24.5%
37th Nauru $5,950 4.0%
38th Spain $5,766 32.5%
39th Greece $5,627 21.5%
40th Ireland $5,430 23.4%
41st Bahamas, The $4,994 34.2%
42nd Hong Kong SAR, China $4,569 16.5%
43rd Trinidad and Tobago $4,155 27.5%
44th Gabon $4,155 23.7%
45th Puerto Rico (US) $4,025 12.8%
46th Oman $3,934 29.2%
47th Singapore $3,901 22.1%
48th Malta $3,196 24.9%
49th Iraq $2,871 54.1%
50th Portugal $2,756 12.1%
51st Barbados $2,668 21.4%
52nd Cyprus $2,559 32.6%
53rd Argentina $2,512 -23.5%
54th Uruguay $2,443 45.5%
55th Iran, Islamic Republic of $2,352 12.0%
56th South Africa $2,202 18.9%
57th Palau $2,189 11.0%
58th Suriname $2,072 7.5%
59th Mexico $2,049 27.7%
60th Seychelles $2,030 47.5%
61st Türkiye $2,013 33.3%
62nd Cuba $2,006 9.2%
63rd Chile $1,962 33.9%
64th Panama $1,938 11.5%
65th Brazil $1,870 7.9%
66th Hungary $1,865 15.3%
67th Algeria $1,843 22.4%
68th Korea $1,814 26.9%
69th Guinea $1,790 8.0%
70th Ecuador $1,783 15.7%
71st Costa Rica $1,735 11.5%
72nd Antigua and Barbuda $1,705 24.0%
73rd Malaysia $1,680 26.6%
74th Fiji $1,627 20.1%
75th Jordan $1,519 21.6%
76th St. Kitts and Nevis $1,367 19.5%
77th Mauritius $1,292 17.2%
78th Côte d'Ivoire $1,157 11.3%
79th Paraguay $1,149 30.1%
80th Syrian Arab Republic $1,146 3.5%
81st Jamaica $1,144 -9.4%
82nd Tunisia $1,113 17.7%
83rd Colombia $1,095 17.4%
84th Belize $1,071 9.0%
85th Grenada $1,071 16.8%
86th Vanuatu $1,055 -
87th Guatemala $1,026 10.9%
88th Dominican Republic $984 13.3%
89th Peru $942 24.6%
90th Botswana $909 30.8%
91st Marshall Islands $859 11.4%
92nd Morocco $835 17.1%
93rd Micronesia, Federated States of $803 8.9%
94th Bolivia, Plurinational State of $785 15.0%
95th Zimbabwe $779 17.1%
96th El Salvador $773 8.6%
97th Honduras $769 12.6%
98th Dominica $754 -4.0%
99th Samoa $751 11.9%
100th Papua New Guinea $748 15.3%
101st Cameroon $718 23.4%
102nd Senegal $716 21.6%
103rd Eswatini $714 17.0%
104th Guyana $689 3.9%
105th St. Vincent and the Grenadines $687 16.1%
106th São Tomé and Principe $683 16.4%
107th Congo, Republic of $670 33.3%
108th Philippines $667 18.0%
109th Mauritania $664 15.0%
110th Nigeria $661 25.5%
111th Solomon Islands $658 31.6%
112th Thailand $612 11.6%
113th Zambia $595 15.8%
114th Congo, Democratic Republic of $582 -5.4%
115th Kiribati $573 -6.2%
116th Tuvalu $566 3.6%
117th Tanzania $542 2.4%
118th Nicaragua $495 -28.3%
119th Tonga $458 7.1%
120th Togo $443 5.5%
121st Liberia $435 10.2%
122nd Egypt, Arab Republic of $421 18.7%
123rd Sudan $409 -0.3%
124th Kenya $403 13.5%
125th Madagascar $396 25.8%
126th Guinea-Bissau $376 -6.7%
127th Niger $354 15.4%
128th Indonesia $353 -2.5%
129th Ghana $347 6.5%
130th Sierra Leone $346 13.2%
131st Benin $311 24.4%
132nd Gambia, The $300 16.6%
133rd Central African Republic $289 13.5%
134th Burkina Faso $259 15.5%
135th Bhutan $251 8.3%
136th Pakistan $249 6.8%
137th Maldives $240 53.9%
138th Sri Lanka $231 20.8%
139th India $228 8.9%
140th Chad $223 -11.7%
141st Mali $216 27.9%
142nd Rwanda $214 18.8%
143rd Lesotho $212 5.7%
144th Haiti $196 8.8%
145th Burundi $186 25.1%
146th China $184 17.6%
147th Bangladesh $181 14.4%
148th Uganda $165 -13.7%
149th Cambodia $142 -3.3%
150th Nepal $122 12.7%
151st Somalia, Fed. Rep. $108 -7.7%
152nd Myanmar $29 -0.1%

FAQ

What was El Salvador's gdp per capita in 1979?

El Salvador's gdp per capita in 1979 was $773. This ranked 96th globally.

How did El Salvador's gdp per capita change in 1979?

El Salvador's gdp per capita increased by 8.6% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest gdp per capita in 1979?

Monaco had the highest gdp per capita in 1979 at $44,990.

What is the gdp per capita of El Salvador in 1979?

The gdp per capita of El Salvador in 1979 was $773. This ranked 96th globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for El Salvador's gdp per capita?

El Salvador's gdp per capita went from $712 in 1978 to $773 in 1979, a 8.6% increase.