Import unit value index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Import unit value index was 127.5 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import unit value index in El Salvador stood at 127.5 2015 = 100.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in El Salvador peaked at 136.4 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.2 2015 = 100, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Import unit value index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 62.7 2015 = 100 | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 68 2015 = 100 | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 59.4 2015 = 100 | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 66 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 58.1 2015 = 100 | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 49.5 2015 = 100 | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 51.5 2015 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 51.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 56.1 2015 = 100 | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 50.1 2015 = 100 | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 46.2 2015 = 100 | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 54.1 2015 = 100 | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 54.8 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 56.1 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 59.4 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 61.4 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 62.7 2015 = 100 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 64.7 2015 = 100 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 63.3 2015 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 66 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 64.2 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 63 2015 = 100 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 67.2 2015 = 100 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 73.1 2015 = 100 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 80.1 2015 = 100 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 85.9 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 91.3 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 105.5 2015 = 100 | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 92.2 2015 = 100 | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 98.7 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 113.4 2015 = 100 | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 115.5 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 114.7 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 111.5 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 94.5 2015 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 98.9 2015 = 100 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 106.2 2015 = 100 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 103.8 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.9 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 116.2 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 136.4 2015 = 100 | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 128.1 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 127.5 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 127.5 2015 = 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 127.5 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125.95 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.76 2015 = 100 | 49.5 2015 = 100 | 68 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.28 2015 = 100 | 46.2 2015 = 100 | 64.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.85 2015 = 100 | 63 2015 = 100 | 105.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.72 2015 = 100 | 94.5 2015 = 100 | 115.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.42 2015 = 100 | 98.9 2015 = 100 | 136.4 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 import unit value index in El Salvador?
- Import unit value index in El Salvador was 127.5 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 136.4 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2 2015 = 100 in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for import unit value index?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import 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, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.