What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 0.5458 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.

How does El Salvador rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

El Salvador ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this El Salvador data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 7.3%

World rank

44th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.5458 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1965–2025

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.5458 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	0.229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1966	0.2378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1967	0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1968	0.2119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1969	0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1970	0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1971	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1972	0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1973	0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.4%
1974	0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.1%
1975	0.3259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1976	0.3157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1977	0.3158 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1978	0.3286 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1979	0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1980	0.2703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1981	0.2869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1982	0.2521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1983	0.2541 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1984	0.2668 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1985	0.2529 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1986	0.2479 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1987	0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1988	0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1989	0.2655 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1990	0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1991	0.2886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1992	0.3191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1993	0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1994	0.3317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1995	0.3731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1996	0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1997	0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1998	0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1999	0.3629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2000	0.4198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2001	0.4093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2002	0.4093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2003	0.4345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2004	0.4611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2005	0.4552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2006	0.4789 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2007	0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2008	0.5458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2009	0.4162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
2010	0.4562 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2011	0.4913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2012	0.4797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2013	0.4898 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2014	0.4654 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2015	0.4392 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2016	0.4062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2017	0.4232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2018	0.4406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2019	0.4316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2020	0.3968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2021	0.5033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.8%
2022	0.5368 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2023	0.4662 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2024	0.4531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2025	0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4523 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5368 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

41 Mauritania 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Suriname 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Switzerland 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Georgia 0.4858 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Andorra 0.485 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
47 Congo 0.4845 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.5458 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.