Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.3309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.3198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.3309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1457 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1642 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1984 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1999 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1893 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1645 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1559 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.194 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1899 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 129 Brazil 0.1537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 New Caledonia 0.153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Nauru 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Gambia 0.1511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Bolivia 0.1476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Madagascar 0.1464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.1512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.