Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Export unit value index (2015 = 100) was 119.7 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in El Salvador, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, export unit value index in El Salvador stood at 119.7 2015 = 100.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in El Salvador peaked at 125 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39 2015 = 100, in 1983.
That places El Salvador 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 49.5 2015 = 100 | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 48.1 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 39 2015 = 100 | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 41.1 2015 = 100 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 39.7 2015 = 100 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 66.9 2015 = 100 | +68.5% |
| 1987 | 48.1 2015 = 100 | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 48.1 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 49.5 2015 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 44.6 2015 = 100 | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 41.1 2015 = 100 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 42.5 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 44.6 2015 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 57.8 2015 = 100 | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 76 2015 = 100 | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 73.9 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 75.3 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 76 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 70.4 2015 = 100 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 69.7 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 66.3 2015 = 100 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 65.9 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.1 2015 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 68.7 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 71.3 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 74.6 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 77.2 2015 = 100 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 84 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 96.5 2015 = 100 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 100.4 2015 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.8 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 100.2 2015 = 100 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 103.4 2015 = 100 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 102.8 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 102.1 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 109.7 2015 = 100 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 125 2015 = 100 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 124.2 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 120.8 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 119.7 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 119.7 2015 = 100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 127.5 2015 = 100, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 119.7 2015 = 100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 126.1 2015 = 100, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +68.5% | 39.7 2015 = 100 | 66.9 2015 = 100 |
| 1995 | +31.5% | 57.8 2015 = 100 | 76 2015 = 100 |
| 1987 | -28.1% | 66.9 2015 = 100 | 48.1 2015 = 100 |
| 1994 | +29.6% | 44.6 2015 = 100 | 57.8 2015 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.44 2015 = 100 | 39 2015 = 100 | 66.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.22 2015 = 100 | 41.1 2015 = 100 | 76 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.99 2015 = 100 | 65.9 2015 = 100 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.85 2015 = 100 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | 103.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.92 2015 = 100 | 102.1 2015 = 100 | 125 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 156 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 120.49 2015 = 100 compare
- 156 Saint Martin (French Part) 120.49 2015 = 100 compare
- 158 Turkey 120.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 160 Marshall Islands 119.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 161 Dominica 118.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 162 Oman 118.4 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in El Salvador?
- Export unit value index in El Salvador was 119.7 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 125 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 2015 = 100 in 1983.
- How does El Salvador rank for export unit value index?
- El Salvador ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.