Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in El Salvador
El Salvador: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 54.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in El Salvador, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in El Salvador stood at 54.3%.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in El Salvador peaked at 57.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 2nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1961 | 12.7% | +17.5% |
| 1962 | 13.8% | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 19.9% | +44.3% |
| 1964 | 20.9% | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 24.4% | +16.3% |
| 1966 | 31.1% | +27.7% |
| 1967 | 38.7% | +24.2% |
| 1968 | 41.7% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 37.6% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 32.7% | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 35.8% | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 28.1% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 23.1% | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | -21.6% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | +26.8% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | +19.7% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | -35.7% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 21.8% | +68.6% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 34.7% | +44.5% |
| 1990 | 33.8% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +28.5% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.7% | -34.8% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +48.4% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -54.0% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | +6.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 54.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 28.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 54.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 3.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +68.6% | 12.9% | 21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.2% | 10.8% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 22.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 12.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 31.7% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 26.3% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 40.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 49.6% | 54.3% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in latin in El Salvador?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in El Salvador was 54.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.