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The ECLAC report, Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025, shows that the salvadoran economy has entered a phase of greater dynamism, supported by domestic consumption, remittances, and improved export performance, but still faces challenges in growth and investment.
According to the , Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025, El Salvador’s growth rate is projected to increase from 2.6% in 2024 to 3.5% in 2025, with a projected 3.4% for 2026, placing it above the regional and Central American averages. The report highlights that private consumption in El Salvador has shown resilience, driven by increased remittance flows and greater access to credit, making domestic demand one of the main drivers of recent growth.
External sector and exports
The document notes that, within Central America, El Salvador benefits from a dynamic export environment in manufactured goods, coffee, and other agricultural products, which helped sustain the expansion of economic activity in 2025. In the region, net exports are once again contributing positively to growth for the first time since 2019, and the text expressly mentions that in economies such as Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras, export dynamism partially offset the slowdown in other components of demand.
Inflation, employment, and remittances
In terms of prices, El Salvador follows the regional trend of a sharp slowdown in inflation between 2024 and 2025, in a context of falling international food and energy prices and the normalization of supply chains, which allowed for some recovery in household purchasing power. At the same time, the report emphasizes that, in Central American countries, including El Salvador, remittances represent a key source of external financing and support for consumption, although it warns of structural risks linked to changes in US immigration policies and the slowdown in sectors where the migrant population is employed.
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