Exports as a share of GDP rose 4.34% to 0.328% in El Salvador in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports as a share of GDP in El Salvador reached an all time high of 0.382% in 1977 and an all time low of 0.132% in 1989. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, exports as a share of GDP in Costa Rica amounted to 0.385%, 0.159% in Guatemala, 0.335% in Honduras and 0.405% in Nicaragua in 2024.
El Salvador has been ranked 73rd within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of exports as a share of GDP, 30 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Belize | % | 0.516% | 0.519% | 0.377% | 0.477% | 0.533% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 0.337% | 0.343% | 0.319% | 0.362% | 0.424% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 0.289% | 0.300% | 0.245% | 0.288% | 0.324% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 0.182% | 0.176% | 0.163% | 0.176% | 0.189% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 0.415% | 0.402% | 0.359% | 0.394% | 0.424% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 0.390% | 0.385% | 0.392% | 0.406% | 0.429% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 0.423% | 0.448% | 0.417% | 0.464% | 0.499% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 0.423% | 0.402% | 0.363% | 0.416% | 0.481% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.123% | 0.118% | 0.101% | 0.108% | 0.116% |
Helgi Library 
