Share of imports that come from China in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of imports that come from China was 20.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in El Salvador, 1953–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in El Salvador stood at 20.1%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in El Salvador peaked at 20.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1969.
That places El Salvador 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 0.2% | — |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -53.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -96.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +716.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -60.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +322.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +836.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -59.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -87.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -53.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +155.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +3087.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +63.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +260.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -62.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +45.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +264.3% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +17.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 20.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 20.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +3087.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1974 | +836.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1970 | +716.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +322.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +264.3% | 1.7% | 6.2% |
| 1998 | +260.1% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 0.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.7% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -26.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in El Salvador?
- Share of imports that come from china in El Salvador was 20.1% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1969.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of imports that come from china?
- El Salvador ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.