Chemicals in El Salvador
El Salvador: Chemicals was 16.1% in 1998. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in El Salvador, 1963–1998
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 1998, chemicals in El Salvador stood at 16.1%.
That represents a change of up 126.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemicals in El Salvador peaked at 23.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1963.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Chemicals in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4.8% | — |
| 1964 | 7.3% | +52.8% |
| 1965 | 9.2% | +26.5% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 9.0% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 9.5% | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 8.2% | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 9.3% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 8.1% | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | +28.9% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 16.8% | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 17.1% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 11.7% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 13.7% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +40.9% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | +46.1% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -62.4% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +217.1% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -62.0% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +126.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chemicals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +217.1% | 5.9% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 8.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 11.1% | 19.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 5.9% | 23.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 chemicals in El Salvador?
- Chemicals in El Salvador was 16.1% in 1998, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1963.
- How does El Salvador rank for chemicals?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 153 countries with data for 1998.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).