El Salvador vs Guatemala: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 0.3% a year in El Salvador and 1.6% a year in Guatemala, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 1.3 percentage points, or 6.11 times that in El Salvador.
El SalvadorGuatemala
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1980, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0.3 2025 | -0.7 | 163 of 179 | 1.8 2031 |
| Guatemala | 1.6 2025 | 2.4 | 129 of 179 | 4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2023, when it overtook El Salvador.
- In 2025, El Salvador ranked 163 and Guatemala ranked 129 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts El Salvador at 1.8% a year and Guatemala at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | -0.4 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| 2014 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 7.3 | 11.4 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 9.1 |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 8.1 |
| 2001 | 3.7 | 7.3 |
| 2000 | 2.3 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 4.5 | 9.2 |
| 1996 | 9.8 | 11.1 |
| 1995 | 10 | 8.4 |
| 1994 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
| 1993 | 18.5 | 13.4 |
| 1992 | 11.2 | 10.2 |
| 1991 | 14.4 | 35.1 |
| 1990 | 28.3 | 38 |
| 1989 | 17.7 | 13 |
| 1988 | 19.8 | 10.3 |
| 1987 | 24.9 | 10.9 |
| 1986 | 32 | 32.8 |
| 1985 | 22.3 | 19.2 |
| 1984 | 11.7 | 3.2 |
| 1983 | 13.1 | 6.7 |
| 1982 | 11.7 | 4.9 |
| 1981 | 14.8 | 11.4 |
| 1980 | 17.4 | 10.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2027 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| 2028 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 2029 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2030 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 2031 | 1.8 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time