Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in El Salvador
El Salvador: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 35.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in El Salvador, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in El Salvador stood at 35.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in El Salvador peaked at 40.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 34th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.9% | — |
| 1961 | 16.1% | +15.9% |
| 1962 | 20.5% | +27.4% |
| 1963 | 21.0% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 23.4% | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 24.3% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 27.4% | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 28.0% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 35.5% | +26.6% |
| 1969 | 32.5% | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 31.5% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 29.2% | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 31.1% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 27.0% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 27.8% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 30.0% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 35.7% | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 40.8% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 37.5% | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 29.5% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 30.0% | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +4.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 35.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 2.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 35.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.0%, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.3% | 13.9% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 26.1% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 29.0% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 24.1% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 27.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 29.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 32.8% | 37.5% | 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 low- and middle-income economies within in El Salvador?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in El Salvador was 35.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.