Manufactures imports in El Salvador
El Salvador: Manufactures imports was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in El Salvador, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in El Salvador is 62.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in El Salvador peaked at 80.2% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 95th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 72.6% | — |
| 1964 | 75.7% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 72.5% | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 76.0% | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 79.3% | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 78.1% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 80.2% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 77.4% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 75.0% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 77.3% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 75.8% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 73.4% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 60.7% | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 58.6% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 54.2% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 56.3% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 46.3% | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 56.7% | +22.5% |
| 1986 | 61.2% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 69.4% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 72.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | -35.8% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 62.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.2%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 62.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +40.7% | 47.3% | 66.5% |
| 2000 | -35.8% | 66.5% | 42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.8% | 72.5% | 76.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 76.9% | 73.4% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 46.3% | 69.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 66.2% | 72.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 42.7% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 61.4% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 60.5% | 66.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 92 Angola 62.6% compare
- 93 Faroe Islands 62.3% compare
- 94 South Africa 62.1% compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 61.9% compare
- 97 Tajikistan 61.9% compare
- 98 Botswana 61.8% compare
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (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$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,804 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in El Salvador?
- Manufactures imports in El Salvador was 62.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 1972.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for manufactures imports?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.