External balance on goods and services in El Salvador
El Salvador: External balance on goods and services was -6.80 billion constant LCU in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in El Salvador, 2014–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant LCU.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded -6.80 billion constant LCU for external balance on goods and services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in El Salvador peaked at -4.29 billion constant LCU in 2014 and was at its lowest, -6.80 billion constant LCU, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 90th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | constant LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -4.29 billion constant LCU | — |
| 2015 | -4.58 billion constant LCU | +6.8% |
| 2016 | -4.51 billion constant LCU | -1.6% |
| 2017 | -4.44 billion constant LCU | -1.6% |
| 2018 | -4.63 billion constant LCU | +4.3% |
| 2019 | -4.51 billion constant LCU | -2.5% |
| 2020 | -4.62 billion constant LCU | +2.4% |
| 2021 | -5.89 billion constant LCU | +27.4% |
| 2022 | -5.35 billion constant LCU | -9.1% |
| 2023 | -5.15 billion constant LCU | -3.9% |
| 2024 | -5.52 billion constant LCU | +7.3% |
| 2025 | -6.80 billion constant LCU | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -4.49 billion constant LCU | -4.63 billion constant LCU | -4.29 billion constant LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | -5.56 billion constant LCU | -6.80 billion constant LCU | -4.62 billion constant LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 87 Greenland -4.64 billion constant LCU compare
- 88 Solomon Islands -4.73 billion constant LCU compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina -5.73 billion constant LCU compare
- 91 Georgia -7.13 billion constant LCU compare
- 92 Tunisia -10.27 billion constant LCU compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of -14.15 billion constant LCU 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,395 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,395 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in El Salvador?
- External balance on goods and services in El Salvador was -6.80 billion constant LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was -4.29 billion constant LCU in 2014.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.80 billion constant LCU in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for external balance on goods and services?
- El Salvador ranks 90th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.