El Salvador Inflation Rate

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

-0.11

Units In

-0.14

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 07, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12.2 Jan 1996	-2.25 Sep 2015	3.06 %	1994-2025	N/A

In El Salvador, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (26.3 percent of total weight). Housing and Utilities accounts for 12.4 percent; Transport for 12 percent; Restaurants and Hotels for 8.2 percent; Furniture, Household Goods and Maintenance for 7.8 percent and Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 7.7 percent. Recreation and Culture; Health; Clothing and Footwear; Communication; Education and Alcoholic beverages and Tobacco account for the remaining 25.6 percent of total weight.

Latest Updates

Consumer prices in El Salvador declined 0.11% year-over-year in August 2025, slightly less than June’s 0.14% drop, marking the fifth straight month of deflation. Food and alcoholic beverages led the downward trend, falling for the eleventh straight month (-1.24% vs. -1.85% in July). Declines also were seen in transport (-3.78% vs. -2.12%), clothing and footwear (-0.79% vs. -0.86%), household goods (-1.25% vs. -0.77%), and communication (-0.35% vs. -0.44%). Meanwhile, prices rose in restaurants and hotels (2.86% vs. 2.79%), healthcare (2.07% vs. 2.15%), and housing and utilities (2.21% vs. 2.38%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.36% in August, after increasing 0.33% in July.