General profile: El Salvador

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
6.314 Millions
1.000 USD/US$
28 105 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 20 720 km²
3.47 %
9.44 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+31.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
3 418
4 499
5 509
6 629
Merchandise imports
6 690
8 416
10 293
15 076
Merchandise trade balance
-3 272
-3 917
-4 784
-8 447
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %76 %76 %19 %19 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
2 5621 1919464252622 5621 191946425262
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
1 478
1 498
2 477
3 106
Services imports
1 115
1 100
1 518
2 162
Services trade balance
363
398
959
945
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
24.7
20.3
19.8
14.2
Travel
24.4
26.0
33.0
32.0
Other services
14.9
18.8
17.8
23.3
TRADE INDICES
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104921031011061041008687848583768080787782858681819610499971011041008988868588918185878994100105103106
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+9.4 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
14 698
18 448
23 438
28 105
GDP per capita, current US$
2 434
3 017
3 762
4 451
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.71
2.11
2.40
9.44
Current account balance, % of GDP
-4.23
-2.89
-3.22
-5.18
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
81.119.417.925.543.981.119.417.925.543.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
511.10
-230.30
396.62
314.19
FDI outflows
-112.90
-4.70
0.27
0.79
Personal remittances, % of GDP
20.61
18.82
18.24
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
5 936.25 661.25 391.74 996.44 561.64 274.64 160.43 966.53 914.03 643.93 471.83 402.33 754.83 709.13 482.73 028.62 563.02 121.31 952.61 924.31 764.2314280636826889347397306179467219-2303669031 551241511363142470279173FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-21.54
-19.69
-17.11
-25.84
Balance, % of imports
-48.65
-42.26
-36.71
-46.10
Normalized balance
-0.321
-0.268
-0.225
-0.300
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
8669767674737678807879736681787167
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 74%Urban 74%Rural 26%Rural 26%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
2
2
0
0
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
8.11
8.82
8.44
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
146 817
190 708
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.19
0.32
0.28
0.37
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
3.61
5.30
5.39
6.52
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022