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World/Briefs/El Salvador

Intelligence brief

El Salvador — intelligence brief

The whole picture in one grounded read: observed macro indicators, the derived macro-sentiment composite, the business-cycle regime, and a forward forecast. Derived reads interpret already-observed numbers; the forecast is labelled projections (not observations); an absent series is shown honestly, never fabricated.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Brief

What the data says

Observed macro, derived sentiment, the business-cycle regime, and forward projections — each traced to the live series it reads. Need it as JSON? GET /api/v1/brief/country/{iso3}.

Full briefledger 51018ed

El Salvador: macro conditions look supportive (pressure 27/100); the economy is in expansion; 1 turning-point signal flagged; 19 observed macro indicators held; real gdp growth is projected at 4.36 for 2026.

Macro sentiment

Macro pressure

Derived
Normal
27/ 100

Higher = more macro pressure. Reads as supportive (sentiment +0.46, −1 stressed … +1 supportive).

ⓘ How this score works
Confidence: 90%

Outlook 2026: supportive (projected sentiment +0.46) · a projection from baseline forecasts

Business-cycle regime

DerivedRegime inputsas of 2025-12-31

Expansion

growth 3.9%momentum +1.32confidence: high
Turning-point signals
  • Real GDP growth turned up (was falling, now rising).

Latest observations

Observed1 indicator omitted (not covered)

as of 2026-01-01

Current account balance to GDPObserved
-4.8%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2024-01-01

Electric power consumption per capitaObserved
1.2k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Net energy importsObserved
62.1%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Energy use per capitaObserved
787

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Exports of goods and servicesObserved
32.0%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross domestic product, current US dollarsObserved
$36.7bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

GDP per capita, current US dollarsObserved
$5.8k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Real GDP growthObserved
3.9%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2026-01-01

General government debt to GDPObserved
85.0%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2025-01-01

Imports of goods and servicesObserved
56.1%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Consumer price inflationObserved
0.3%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross fixed capital formation to GDPObserved
27.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total populationObserved
6.4m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Productivity growthObserved
2.6%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2021-01-01

Renewable energy shareObserved
21.9%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (excluding gold)Observed
$4.6bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Reserves in months of importsObserved
2

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (including gold)Observed
$4.8bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Unemployment rateObserved
3.3%

World Bank Indicators API

Forward forecast

Derivedprojections, not observations

Headline reliability: below naive track record (-8% skill vs naive; realized ±0.1447 over 1) · a track record, not a guarantee

Forecast heldDerivedledger 51018ed
Real GDP growth — 2026 baseline projection
4.36

El Salvador: forward projections across 15 macro indicators, horizons 2026, 2028, 2030, 2035. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Latest observed-4.8(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026-3.792.51-10.09-5.13 – -2.44
2028-4.366.54-15.27-6.8 – -1.93
2030-4.949.14-19.02-8.21 – -1.67
2035-6.3813.53-26.3-11.47 – -1.3

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Exports of goods and services

Latest observed32.05(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202632.6640.1626.1731.07 – 34.26
202833.8946.8822.6430.41 – 37.38
203035.1351.8920.629.92 – 40.33
203538.2161.9117.6728.71 – 47.71

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Latest observed36.7bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202638bn41.6bn34.8bn36.8bn – 39.1bn
202841.2bn47.6bn35.7bn38.2bn – 44.3bn
203044.5bn52.7bn37.4bn39.4bn – 49.6bn
203552.7bn64.2bn42.7bn41.7bn – 63.6bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Latest observed3.91(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20264.3612-100.98 – 7.73
20285.3812-10-0.61 – 11.37
20306.412-10-1.51 – 12
20358.9712-10-2.93 – 12

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Latest observed5.8k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20265.9k6.5k5.4k5.8k – 6.1k
20286.4k7.4k5.6k5.9k – 6.9k
20306.9k8.2k5.8k6.1k – 7.7k
20358.1k9.9k6.5k6.4k – 9.8k

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Latest observed85(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202689100.8475.3385.75 – 92.24
202891.79112.3168.1184.22 – 99.35
203094.58121.0764.0182.94 – 106.22
2035101.56139.0258.3379.54 – 123.57

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Imports of goods and services

Latest observed56.11(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202657.6767.6247.7355.23 – 60.12
202860.7978.0243.5755.24 – 66.35
203063.9186.1541.6755.39 – 72.43
203571.71103.1640.2655.42 – 88

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Latest observed0.26(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20260.356.71-5-1.07 – 1.78
2028-0.4810.53-5-2.97 – 2.01
2030-1.3212.9-5-4.57 – 1.94
2035-3.416.71-5-5 – 1.6

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross fixed capital formation to GDP

Latest observed27.18(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202628.2931.7525.2927.34 – 29.24
202831.3537.3426.1528.99 – 33.71
203034.4142.1527.730.5 – 38.32
203542.065332.5833.34 – 50.78

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Latest observed6.4m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20266.4m6.7m6.1m6.2m – 6.6m
20286.4m6.7m6.1m5.9m – 6.9m
20306.4m6.7m6.1m5.7m – 7.1m
20356.5m6.8m6.2m5.1m – 7.8m

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Productivity growth

Latest observed2.61(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20263.312.56-3.652.09 – 4.51
20284.915-7.132.66 – 7.14
20306.5115-9.023.4 – 9.62
203510.5215-105.17 – 15

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 7y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Latest observed4.6bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20264.9bn6.5bn3.3bn4.6bn – 5.2bn
20285.7bn8.4bn2.9bn5bn – 6.4bn
20306.5bn10bn2.9bn5.4bn – 7.6bn
20358.5bn13.5bn3.5bn6.4bn – 10.6bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Latest observed2.45(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.523.541.492.32 – 2.72
20282.64.380.832.21 – 3
20302.644.940.352.08 – 3.21
20352.685.9201.75 – 3.6

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Latest observed4.8bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20265.2bn6.8bn3.6bn4.9bn – 5.5bn
20286.1bn8.9bn3.2bn5.3bn – 6.8bn
20306.9bn10.6bn3.3bn5.8bn – 8.1bn
20359.1bn14.3bn4bn6.9bn – 11.4bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Latest observed3.3(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.974.121.822.74 – 3.19
20282.34.290.311.88 – 2.71
20301.634.201.1 – 2.15
203503.6400 – 0.72

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-10-31 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/brief/country/SLV · API docs