Export value index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Export value index was 117 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export value index in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, export value index in El Salvador stood at 117 2015 = 100.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export value index in El Salvador peaked at 129.2 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Export value index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 67.3 2015 = 100 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 72.9 2015 = 100 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 84.2 2015 = 100 | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 70.2 2015 = 100 | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 81.7 2015 = 100 | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 96.4 2015 = 100 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 96.9 2015 = 100 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 96.2 2015 = 100 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 104.6 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 107.2 2015 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 107.2 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 116.1 2015 = 100 | +33.1% |
| 2022 | 129.2 2015 = 100 | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 118 2015 = 100 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 117 2015 = 100 | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 117 2015 = 100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141.15 2015 = 100, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 117 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 116.6 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.32 2015 = 100 | 62 2015 = 100 | 84.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.83 2015 = 100 | 81.7 2015 = 100 | 107.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.5 2015 = 100 | 87.2 2015 = 100 | 129.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 export value index in El Salvador?
- Export value index in El Salvador was 117 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export value index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 129.2 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest export value index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for export value index?
- El Salvador ranks 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export value index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.