Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in El Salvador
El Salvador: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 outside region in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.4% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in El Salvador peaked at 2.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.
That places El Salvador 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | +78.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +73.1% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +195.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -92.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +363.7% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | +479.2% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -57.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -98.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +5478.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -98.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +5067.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -98.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +6485.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -68.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +53.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -37.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +104.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -36.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -92.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +1833.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -98.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +847.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -86.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +64.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +1582.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -75.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -69.3% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +11638.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +6288.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -76.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +627.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -39.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -47.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -91.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +221.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +187.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +199.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -56.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +192.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -59.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +161.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +134.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -47.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -60.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 3% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +11638.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 1975 | +6485.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1995 | +6288.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | +5478.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 1973 | +5067.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 1984 | +1833.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 194 Eswatini 0.6% compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5% compare
- 196 Lesotho 0.4% compare
- 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3% compare
- 199 Greenland 0.3% compare
- 200 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
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 outside region in El Salvador?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
- How does El Salvador rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- El Salvador ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.