Manufacturing, value added in El Salvador
El Salvador: Manufacturing, value added was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in El Salvador, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.0% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 37.3% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in El Salvador peaked at 11.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -20.9%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 110th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 11.4% | — |
| 1967 | 8.4% | -26.4% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | -47.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -83.2% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +405.7% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | +17.1% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | +20.5% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | -36.4% |
| 1975 | -3.6% | -200.5% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -400.5% |
| 1977 | 6.6% | -39.5% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | -24.3% |
| 1979 | -9.3% | -287.5% |
| 1980 | -20.9% | +124.7% |
| 1981 | -14.3% | -31.8% |
| 1982 | -6.7% | -52.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -102.0% |
| 1984 | -0.8% | -689.6% |
| 1985 | -1.0% | +27.0% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -231.8% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +121.9% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +85.2% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -38.1% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +71.7% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +42.2% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -26.3% |
| 1996 | -0.6% | -113.8% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -1052.3% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -72.0% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -72.5% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -106.6% |
| 2004 | -1.5% | +5568.9% |
| 2005 | -1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -338.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +161.3% |
| 2009 | -4.2% | -177.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -146.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +116.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -64.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +221.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -57.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -61.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +303.9% |
| 2020 | -14.2% | -826.4% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -182.9% |
| 2022 | -3.0% | -125.9% |
| 2023 | -2.6% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -154.9% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 0.7% | 11.4% | 4 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | -9.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.3% | -20.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | -0.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -14.2% | 11.7% | 6 |
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- 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 manufacturing, value added in El Salvador?
- Manufacturing, value added in El Salvador was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.9% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for manufacturing, value added?
- El Salvador ranks 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.