Net barter terms of trade index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net barter terms of trade index was 94.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net barter terms of trade index in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 94.8 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in El Salvador peaked at 104.1 2015 = 100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.6 2015 = 100, in 2008.
That places El Salvador 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net barter terms of trade index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89.1 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 86.8 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 84.6 2015 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 80.6 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 91.1 2015 = 100 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 88.4 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 86.4 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 87.5 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 89.5 2015 = 100 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 104.1 2015 = 100 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 101.4 2015 = 100 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 97.4 2015 = 100 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 99 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 103.3 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 94.5 2015 = 100 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 91.6 2015 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 97 2015 = 100 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 94.8 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.44 2015 = 100 | 80.6 2015 = 100 | 91.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.88 2015 = 100 | 85.1 2015 = 100 | 104.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.24 2015 = 100 | 91.6 2015 = 100 | 103.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in El Salvador?
- Net barter terms of trade index in El Salvador was 94.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 104.1 2015 = 100 in 2016.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6 2015 = 100 in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- El Salvador ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.