El Salvador Inflation Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

0.36

Units In

-0.11

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 11, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12.2 Jan 1996	-2.25 Sep 2015	3.05 %	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 rose 0.36% year-over-year in September 2025, following a 0.11% decline, ending a five-month streak of deflation. The increase was led by food and alcoholic beverages, which rebounded 0.53% after eleven months of decline (-1.24% in August). Additional upward pressure came from restaurants and hotels (3.17% vs. 2.86%), healthcare (1.78% vs. 2.07%), and housing and utilities (1.78% vs. 2.21%). Conversely, costs fell for transport (-4.29% vs. -3.78%), clothing and footwear (-0.57% vs. -0.79%), household goods (-0.67% vs. -1.25%), and communication (-0.21% vs. -0.35%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.06% in September, following a 0.36% rise in August.