Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 8.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in El Salvador, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in El Salvador is 8.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in El Salvador peaked at 11.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.1% | — |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 3 |
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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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in El Salvador?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in El Salvador was 8.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).