Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 66th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0718 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0718 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 63 Costa Rica 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Hungary 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Serbia 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Jordan 0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 French Polynesia 0.1565 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Republic of Moldova 0.1554 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.