How does El Salvador rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?

El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in El Salvador

Name: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

72nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1969

All-time low

0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1965–2025

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador stood at 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

El Salvador ranks 72nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1966	0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1967	0.2041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1968	0.2094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1969	0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1970	0.2019 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1971	0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1972	0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1973	0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1974	0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1975	0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1976	0.1849 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1977	0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1978	0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1979	0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1980	0.1649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1981	0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1982	0.1658 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1983	0.1659 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1984	0.1707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1985	0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1986	0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1987	0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1988	0.1986 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1989	0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1990	0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1991	0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1992	0.1967 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1993	0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1994	0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1995	0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1996	0.1866 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1997	0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1998	0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1999	0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2000	0.1953 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2001	0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2002	0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2003	0.181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2004	0.1756 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2005	0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2006	0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2007	0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2008	0.1686 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2009	0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2010	0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2011	0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2012	0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2013	0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2014	0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2015	0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2016	0.1629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2017	0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2018	0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2019	0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2020	0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2021	0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2022	0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2023	0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2024	0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2025	0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1177 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2073 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1649 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1756 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1953 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

69 Guinea 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
70 Kazakhstan 0.1271 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
71 Serbia 0.1269 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
73 Nicaragua 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
74 Kosovo 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
75 Sweden 0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1969.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does El Salvador rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (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.