Merchandise exports to high-income economies in El Salvador
El Salvador: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 45.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in El Salvador, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in El Salvador is 45.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in El Salvador peaked at 89.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 154th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89.0% | — |
| 1961 | 87.1% | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 79.8% | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 78.6% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 74.3% | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 68.8% | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 60.9% | -11.5% |
| 1968 | 55.5% | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 61.1% | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 67.2% | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 63.2% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 64.9% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 66.1% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 69.8% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 71.8% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 76.7% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 71.1% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 77.2% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 71.4% | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 65.6% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 74.6% | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 76.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 84.6% | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 87.1% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 78.2% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 76.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 65.2% | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 48.6% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 73.2% | +74.0% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | -6.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 45.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 69% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 45.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +74.0% | 42.1% | 73.2% |
| 1994 | +36.4% | 49.4% | 67.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.1% | 55.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.4% | 63.2% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 65.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 42.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 58.3% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 50.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 45.3% | 49.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in El Salvador?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in El Salvador was 45.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- El Salvador ranks 154th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.