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The salvadoran economy grew 4.1% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the data of the Banco Central de Reserva. In monetary values, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached US $ 9,279.9 million, which meant an increase of US $ 419.8 million compared to the same period of 2024.
With the information available to date, growth is observed in 12 of the 19 economic activities: the construction activity grew 33.9%, financial and insurance activities (7.6%), transport (7.0%), hotels and restaurants (6.0%), mines and quarries (4.6%), real estate activities (2.7%), communications (2.2%), commerce (1.8%), administrative and support services (1.6%) Agricultural (0.7%), recreation (0.3%), while the industry grew 0.2%.
The seven economic activities that presented a contraction in annual terms were personal services (-0.2%), water (-0.9%), education (-1.2%), professional services (-1.2%), government services (-1.5%), electricity (-4.2%) and health (-4.2%); Together, these activities recorded a GDP participation of 21.9%.
According to the use of goods and services produced, growth was determined by the positive evolution of investment with a growth of 28.4%, private consumption with 2.5%and exports of goods and services with 11.5%. Meanwhile, public consumption registered an annual variation of -2.4%, while imports of goods and services grew 12.1% in annual terms.
Among the main factors that energized the growth of production during the second quarter of 2025, are:
- The rise of construction activity, promoted by large public and private works projects, including: the Pacific Airport that officially began in february 2025 with the placement of the first stone and the Francisco Morazán viaduct. Likewise, the “Dos escuelas por día” program that seeks to transform the educational infrastructure of El Salvador, through the construction of schools and the rehabilitation of existing schools.
- Additionally, the public investment made through the Municipal Works Program for diverse Infrastructure at the national level, the Municipal Works Program for Road Infrastructure at the national level, the rescue of the housing function in the Historic Center of San Salvador, the new Hospital Nacional Rosales, the Routine Maintenance Program of paved roads at the national level, the construction, equipment and modernization of the central offices of the Central Offices of the Fiscalía General de la República de El Salvador, The construction of the Puente General Manuel José Arce, the Alvarado La Hachajura-Pedro Border in Ahuachapán.
Within the private sphere, highlights the beginning of the construction of the Arela project, the highest apartment tower with 35 levels and 130 meters high promoted by the special provisions for the promotion and granting of fiscal incentive for the promotion of the development of real estate projects in height approved in 2024; as well as other private projects (residential views 75 and views Soyapango).
Likewise, the impulse that infrastructure projects have had both public and private positively affected the demand for construction supplies (sheets, iron, and steel rods) generated by the manufacturing industry, while non -metallic mineral products such as cement, bricks, tiles, tiles and concrete blocks, recorded a greater demand by hardware stores and natural persons.
Similarly, domestic demand from homes and companies promoted the manufacture of food products and beverages, while the purchases of Salvadoran products from the Central American region and the United States contributed to the dynamism of exports of plastic containers, T-Shirts and shirts, sweaters, vests and similar items, as well as cane sugar, coffee, toilet paper, among others.
3. In the field of tourism, Easter holidays contributed significantly, since they stimulated internal and foreigners tourism. In this sense, many families took the opportunity to travel within the country thanks to the security environment that has been achieved with the actions implemented by the government of President Nayib Bukele, increasing the demand in hotels, restaurants, transport and recreation services during that period.
According to data from the Ministry of Tourism, there was an increase of 6.9% in the flow of international visitors in the second quarter of 2025, which reflects a greater attraction of the country as a tourist destination, with a direct contribution in the hotel occupancy and the dynamism of the restaurants.
3. To productive performance positively contributed financial and insurance activities, given the expansion of credit and deposits. Loans to June 2025 had a growth of 5.8%, having as main destinations: consumption, trade and manufacturing industry, which together represented approximately 72% of the total loan portfolio; For their part, the deposits recorded a growth of 13.8% maintaining a positive trend driven mainly by private deposits with a growth of 12.7%.
4. Another determining element was the increase in the available income of households by family remittances, with a growth of 17.7% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024; To this is added the reduction in the general price level (average inflation of -0.16% between april and june), allowing to increase the purchasing power of income and the budget for consumption, generating an additional impulse to the salvadoran economy.
