El Salvador: Trade openness

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 El Salvador

Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP

 Latest value 80.92
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1965 - 2023
 Average 63.98
 Min - Max 36.93 - 88.15
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 80.92 percent, a decline from 88.15 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 94.79 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1965 to 2023 is 63.98 percent. The minimum value, 36.93 percent, was reached in 1989 while the maximum of 88.15 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Historical series
El Salvador - Trade openness - historical chart - 1965-2023




Definition: Exports plus imports as percent of GDP.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 95.85 2021 percent
 Trade openness 80.92 2023 percent
 Financial openness 1.034 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 31.13 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 10.59 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 5.16 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 49.80 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 16.94 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.88 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.00 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -1.37 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.47 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -18.67 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -6.40 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 3.43 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 23.94 2023 percent
 Remittances 8,142.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -522.54 2023 million USD
 External debt 69.56 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 11.12 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 65.91 2021 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 3.26 9/2024 billion
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