El Salvador vs Spain: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 69.4% against 66.0% in Spain, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Spain ahead.
El Salvador ranks 47th and Spain ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.4% | 40.8% | 18.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 28.2% | 66.1% | 38.0% | Spain |
| 1980s | 29.2% | 70.7% | 41.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 77.4% | 34.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 76.0% | 27.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 68.9% | 5.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 65.2% | 7.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, El Salvador or Spain?
- El Salvador, at 69.4% against 66.0% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between El Salvador and Spain?
- 3.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for manufactures exports?
- El Salvador ranks 47th and Spain ranks 49th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.