Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — El Salvador

Merchandise imports in El Salvador in 2025 — 17,848,000,000 US$. Ranked 92 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 14,410.6%.

2025 17.85B US$ +12.93% vs 2024
World rank 92of 205
Period maximum 17.85B US$2025
Period minimum 109M US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — El Salvador, 1960–202505B10B15B20B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 123,000,000 US$1962: 125,000,000 US$1964: 191,000,000 US$1966: 221,000,000 US$1968: 214,000,000 US$1970: 214,000,000 US$1972: 272,000,000 US$1974: 562,000,000 US$1976: 735,000,000 US$1978: 1,028,000,000 US$1980: 966,000,000 US$1982: 857,000,000 US$1984: 977,000,000 US$1986: 935,000,000 US$1988: 1,007,000,000 US$1990: 1,263,000,000 US$1992: 1,855,000,000 US$1994: 2,547,000,000 US$1996: 3,223,000,000 US$1998: 3,962,000,000 US$2000: 4,947,000,000 US$2002: 5,184,000,000 US$2004: 6,329,000,000 US$2006: 7,663,000,000 US$2008: 9,818,000,000 US$2010: 8,416,000,000 US$2012: 10,258,000,000 US$2014: 10,514,000,000 US$2016: 9,826,000,000 US$2018: 11,464,000,000 US$2020: 9,888,000,000 US$2022: 17,108,000,000 US$2024: 15,804,000,000 US$2025: 17,848,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +17.73B (+14,410.57%) Average annual rate: 7.96 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 17.85B US$
World 26.69T US$
Central America computed 821B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 17.85B +2.04B +12.93%
2024 15.8B +156M +1%
2023 15.65B −1.46B −8.53%
2022 17.11B +2.49B +17.04%
2021 14.62B +4.73B +47.83%
2020 9.89B −1.71B −14.77%
2019 11.6B +138M +1.2%
2018 11.46B +892M +8.44%
2017 10.57B +746M +7.59%
2016 9.83B −467M −4.54%
2015 10.29B −221M −2.1%
2014 10.51B −258M −2.4%
2013 10.77B +514M +5.01%
2012 10.26B +293M +2.94%
2011 9.97B +1.55B +18.41%
2010 8.42B +1.09B +14.89%
2009 7.33B −2.49B −25.39%
2008 9.82B +997M +11.3%
2007 8.82B +1.16B +15.11%
2006 7.66B +973M +14.54%
2005 6.69B +361M +5.7%
2004 6.33B +575M +9.99%
2003 5.75B +570M +11%
2002 5.18B +157M +3.12%
2001 5.03B +80M +1.62%
2000 4.95B +852M +20.81%
1999 4.1B +133M +3.36%
1998 3.96B +223M +5.96%
1997 3.74B +516M +16.01%
1996 3.22B −106M −3.18%
1995 3.33B +782M +30.7%
1994 2.55B +402M +18.74%
1993 2.15B +290M +15.63%
1992 1.86B +339M +22.36%
1991 1.52B +253M +20.03%
1990 1.26B +102M +8.79%
1989 1.16B +154M +15.29%
1988 1.01B +13M +1.31%
1987 994M +59M +6.31%
1986 935M −26M −2.71%
1985 961M −16M −1.64%
1984 977M +86M +9.65%
1983 891M +34M +3.97%
1982 857M −129M −13.08%
1981 986M +20M +2.07%
1980 966M −71M −6.85%
1979 1.04B +9M +0.88%
1978 1.03B +99M +10.66%
1977 929M +194M +26.39%
1976 735M +121M +19.71%
1975 614M +52M +9.25%
1974 562M +185M +49.07%
1973 377M +105M +38.6%
1972 272M +23M +9.24%
1971 249M +35M +16.36%
1970 214M +6M +2.88%
1969 208M −6M −2.8%
1968 214M −10M −4.46%
1967 224M +3M +1.36%
1966 221M +20M +9.95%
1965 201M +10M +5.24%
1964 191M +39M +25.66%
1963 152M +27M +21.6%
1962 125M +16M +14.68%
1961 109M −14M −11.38%
1960 123M

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.