Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 12.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in El Salvador, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in El Salvador is 12.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in El Salvador peaked at 14.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2008.
El Salvador ranks 53rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.2% | — |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -8.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.9%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 14.6% | 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, weighted mean, primary products in El Salvador?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in El Salvador was 12.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).