Manufacturing, value added in El Salvador
El Salvador: Manufacturing, value added was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 12.7% for manufacturing, value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in El Salvador peaked at 21.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 72nd of 205 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 18.9% | — |
| 1966 | 20.1% | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 20.4% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 20.2% | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 18.5% | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 16.6% | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 18.1% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 20.8% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 18.7% | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.7% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.3% | 18.9% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 16.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 16.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.7% | 15.1% | 6 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.8132 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4,690 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,693 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in El Salvador?
- Manufacturing, value added in El Salvador was 12.7% 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 21.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for manufacturing, value added?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.