Merchandise imports from high-income economies in El Salvador
El Salvador: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 44.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in El Salvador, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 44.8% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in El Salvador peaked at 85.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.0% | — |
| 1961 | 83.3% | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 78.9% | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 73.6% | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 71.4% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 68.3% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 67.7% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 59.4% | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 63.8% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 66.8% | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 66.0% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 64.9% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 64.2% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 58.5% | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 38.7% | -33.8% |
| 1981 | 54.6% | +41.2% |
| 1982 | 50.1% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 54.4% | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 61.0% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 65.5% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 63.4% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 44.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 79% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 44.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 77% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +41.2% | 38.7% | 54.6% |
| 1980 | -33.8% | 58.5% | 38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.3% | 59.4% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.3% | 58.5% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 38.7% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.6% | 61.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 50.4% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 45.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 43.8% | 45.3% | 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 imports from high-income economies in El Salvador?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in El Salvador was 44.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.