Consumer Price Index · 129.3 (2025)
Latest CPI
129.3
2025
Earliest CPI
1.9
1960
Change (1960–2025)
+127.4
+6607.6%
How CPI erosion in El Salvador compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in El Salvador
66 years of data (1960–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129.3 | +0.3 (+0.3%) |
| 2024 | 129.0 | +1.1 (+0.9%) |
| 2023 | 127.9 | +5.0 (+4.0%) |
| 2022 | 122.9 | +8.3 (+7.2%) |
| 2021 | 114.7 | +3.8 (+3.5%) |
| 2020 | 110.8 | -0.4 (-0.4%) |
| 2019 | 111.2 | +0.1 (+0.1%) |
| 2018 | 111.1 | +1.2 (+1.1%) |
| 2017 | 109.9 | +1.1 (+1.0%) |
| 2016 | 108.8 | +0.7 (+0.6%) |
| 2015 | 108.2 | -0.8 (-0.7%) |
| 2014 | 109.0 | +1.2 (+1.1%) |
| 2013 | 107.8 | +0.8 (+0.8%) |
| 2012 | 106.9 | +1.8 (+1.7%) |
| 2011 | 105.1 | +5.1 (+5.1%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +1.2 (+1.2%) |
| 2009 | 98.8 | +1.0 (+1.1%) |
| 2008 | 97.8 | +6.1 (+6.7%) |
| 2007 | 91.7 | +4.0 (+4.6%) |
| 2006 | 87.6 | +3.4 (+4.0%) |
| 2005 | 84.2 | +3.8 (+4.7%) |
| 2004 | 80.5 | +3.4 (+4.5%) |
| 2003 | 77.0 | +1.6 (+2.1%) |
| 2002 | 75.4 | +1.4 (+1.9%) |
| 2001 | 74.1 | +2.7 (+3.8%) |
| 2000 | 71.4 | +1.6 (+2.3%) |
| 1999 | 69.8 | +0.4 (+0.5%) |
| 1998 | 69.4 | +1.7 (+2.5%) |
| 1997 | 67.7 | +2.9 (+4.5%) |
| 1996 | 64.8 | +5.8 (+9.8%) |
| 1995 | 59.0 | +5.4 (+10.0%) |
| 1994 | 53.6 | +5.1 (+10.6%) |
| 1993 | 48.5 | +7.6 (+18.5%) |
| 1992 | 40.9 | +4.1 (+11.2%) |
| 1991 | 36.8 | +4.6 (+14.4%) |
| 1990 | 32.2 | +6.2 (+24.0%) |
| 1989 | 25.9 | +3.9 (+17.6%) |
| 1988 | 22.1 | +3.6 (+19.8%) |
| 1987 | 18.4 | +3.7 (+24.9%) |
| 1986 | 14.7 | +3.6 (+31.9%) |
| 1985 | 11.2 | +2.0 (+22.3%) |
| 1984 | 9.1 | +0.9 (+11.5%) |
| 1983 | 8.2 | +1.0 (+13.3%) |
| 1982 | 7.2 | +0.8 (+11.7%) |
| 1981 | 6.5 | +0.8 (+14.8%) |
| 1980 | 5.6 | +0.8 (+17.4%) |
| 1979 | 4.8 | +0.6 (+14.1%) |
| 1978 | 4.2 | +0.5 (+13.3%) |
| 1977 | 3.7 | +0.4 (+11.8%) |
| 1976 | 3.3 | +0.2 (+7.0%) |
| 1975 | 3.1 | +0.5 (+19.1%) |
| 1974 | 2.6 | +0.4 (+16.9%) |
| 1973 | 2.2 | +0.1 (+6.4%) |
| 1972 | 2.1 | +0.0 (+1.5%) |
| 1971 | 2.1 | +0.0 (+0.4%) |
| 1970 | 2.1 | +0.1 (+2.8%) |
| 1969 | 2.0 | -0.0 (-0.2%) |
| 1968 | 2.0 | +0.0 (+2.5%) |
| 1967 | 2.0 | +0.0 (+1.5%) |
| 1966 | 1.9 | -0.0 (-1.2%) |
| 1965 | 1.9 | +0.0 (+0.5%) |
| 1964 | 1.9 | +0.0 (+1.8%) |
| 1963 | 1.9 | +0.0 (+1.6%) |
| 1962 | 1.9 | +0.0 (+0.1%) |
| 1961 | 1.9 | -0.1 (-2.7%) |
| 1960 | 1.9 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for El Salvador tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1960, the CPI has moved from 1.9 to 129.3, representing a cumulative change of +6607.6%.
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