El Salvador Inflation Rate 1960-2024

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • El Salvador inflation rate for 2022 was 7.20%, a 3.73% increase from 2021.
  • El Salvador inflation rate for 2021 was 3.47%, a 3.84% increase from 2020.
  • El Salvador inflation rate for 2020 was -0.37%, a 0.45% decline from 2019.
  • El Salvador inflation rate for 2019 was 0.08%, a 1.02% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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El Salvador Inflation Rate - Historical Data
Year Inflation Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 7.20% 3.73%
2021 3.47% 3.84%
2020 -0.37% -0.45%
2019 0.08% -1.02%
2018 1.09% 0.08%
2017 1.01% 0.41%
2016 0.60% 1.34%
2015 -0.73% -1.87%
2014 1.14% 0.38%
2013 0.76% -0.97%
2012 1.73% -3.40%
2011 5.13% 3.95%
2010 1.18% 0.12%
2009 1.06% -5.65%
2008 6.71% 2.13%
2007 4.58% 0.54%
2006 4.04% -0.65%
2005 4.69% 0.24%
2004 4.45% 2.33%
2003 2.12% 0.25%
2002 1.87% -1.89%
2001 3.75% 1.48%
2000 2.27% 1.76%
1999 0.51% -2.03%
1998 2.55% -1.94%
1997 4.49% -5.30%
1996 9.79% -0.24%
1995 10.03% -0.56%
1994 10.59% -7.92%
1993 18.51% 7.29%
1992 11.21% -3.19%
1991 14.40% -9.60%
1990 24.00% 6.37%
1989 17.63% -2.13%
1988 19.76% -5.10%
1987 24.86% -7.07%
1986 31.94% 9.61%
1985 22.33% 10.82%
1984 11.51% -1.81%
1983 13.31% 1.59%
1982 11.73% -3.07%
1981 14.80% -2.57%
1980 17.37% 3.31%
1979 14.06% 0.78%
1978 13.28% 1.45%
1977 11.82% 4.79%
1976 7.03% -12.05%
1975 19.09% 2.19%
1974 16.90% 10.51%
1973 6.39% 4.86%
1972 1.54% 1.09%
1971 0.45% -2.37%
1970 2.82% 3.01%
1969 -0.20% -2.73%
1968 2.54% 1.07%
1967 1.47% 2.65%
1966 -1.19% -1.64%
1965 0.46% -1.30%
1964 1.76% 0.19%
1963 1.57% 1.47%
1962 0.10% 2.78%
1961 -2.68% -2.64%
1960 -0.04% -2.64%