Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products was 4.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in El Salvador, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in El Salvador is 4.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in El Salvador peaked at 9.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.7% | — |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -49.4% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +74.9% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 72% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.7%, 57% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +74.9% | 4.0% | 6.9% |
| 1998 | -49.4% | 7.8% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | +33.3% | 5.2% | 7.0% |
| 2007 | -27.3% | 7.0% | 5.1% |
| 2005 | -25.4% | 7.0% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 4.0% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in El Salvador?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in El Salvador was 4.9% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- El Salvador ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.