How does El Salvador rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

El Salvador ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.

Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador

Name: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
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El Salvador: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 5.3%

World rank

97th

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

All-time low

0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1996

Years of data

1976–2025

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador is 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

El Salvador ranks 97th 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 imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0671 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1978	0.0788 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
1979	0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1980	0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1981	0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1982	0.0716 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1983	0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1984	0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1985	0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1986	0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1987	0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1988	0.0789 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
1989	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1990	0.0614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
1991	0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1992	0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1993	0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1994	0.0532 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1995	0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1996	0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1997	0.0621 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
1998	0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1999	0.0729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2000	0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2001	0.0796 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2002	0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2003	0.0812 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2004	0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2005	0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2006	0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2007	0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2008	0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2009	0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
2010	0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2011	0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2012	0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2013	0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2014	0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2015	0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2016	0.0709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
2017	0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2018	0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2019	0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2020	0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
2021	0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.9%
2022	0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2023	0.0858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2024	0.1006 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
2025	0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0671 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0719 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0597 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0749 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0856 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

94 Jordan 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
95 Iraq 0.1064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
96 Trinidad and Tobago 0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
98 Republic of Moldova 0.1051 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Honduras 0.1019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Brunei Darussalam 0.1004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does El Salvador rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. 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 imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Commercial service imports (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.