Export quality index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Export quality index was 0.7396 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Export quality index in El Salvador, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export quality index in El Salvador is 0.7396, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export quality index in El Salvador peaked at 0.7396 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3762, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 108th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Export quality index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.5839 | — |
| 1964 | 0.5517 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.541 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5241 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4762 | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4546 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4337 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4548 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4826 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5251 | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5177 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4287 | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5307 | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4825 | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5492 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5155 | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.489 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4666 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4365 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4401 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4558 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4135 | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4498 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4493 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4121 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4128 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3991 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3762 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3846 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4557 | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4452 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4434 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4725 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4721 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5135 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5559 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5631 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5626 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5621 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6204 | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.622 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6124 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6049 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5905 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6434 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6617 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6605 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.702 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.706 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7157 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7068 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7396 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5093 | 0.4337 | 0.5839 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.4976 | 0.4287 | 0.5492 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4336 | 0.3991 | 0.4666 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4682 | 0.3762 | 0.5631 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.614 | 0.5621 | 0.6617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.714 | 0.702 | 0.7396 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 105 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7427 compare
- 106 Central African Republic 0.7416 compare
- 107 Sierra Leone 0.7411 compare
- 109 Colombia 0.7389 compare
- 110 Morocco 0.7329 compare
- 111 Jamaica 0.7317 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export quality index in El Salvador?
- Export quality index in El Salvador was 0.7396 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export quality index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7396 in 2014.
- What is the lowest export quality index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3762 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for export quality index?
- El Salvador ranks 108th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export quality index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.