Agriculture value added share of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Agriculture value added share of GDP was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in El Salvador, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.5% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 7.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 119th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.7% | — |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 116 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.0% compare
- 117 Jordan 4.8% compare
- 118 Lebanon 4.7% compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 4.5% compare
- 121 Cabo Verde 4.5% compare
- 122 Serbia 4.3% compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in El Salvador?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in El Salvador was 4.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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