Trade in El Salvador
El Salvador: Trade was 88.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 88.2% for trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in El Salvador peaked at 88.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1989.
El Salvador ranks 88th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Trade in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 55.2% | — |
| 1966 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 52.5% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 49.0% | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 49.4% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 51.2% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 57.2% | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 62.9% | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 73.2% | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 71.3% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 75.6% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 69.8% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 74.1% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 67.4% | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 60.3% | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 51.2% | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 54.4% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 52.2% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 53.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 45.1% | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 49.6% | +34.4% |
| 1991 | 47.8% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 63.6% | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 60.9% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 80.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 88.2% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.1% | 49.0% | 55.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 65.7% | 49.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 36.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 47.8% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 65.9% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 72.8% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 66.5% | 88.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 85 Honduras 91.5% compare
- 86 Suriname 91.0% compare
- 87 Puerto Rico 90.5% compare
- 89 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.3% compare
- 90 Portugal 86.4% compare
- 91 Republic of Korea 86.4% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3205 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1,848 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,440 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 25.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2718 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in El Salvador?
- Trade in El Salvador was 88.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1989.
- How does El Salvador rank for trade?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.