Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in El Salvador
El Salvador: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 3,772 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in El Salvador, 1965–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in El Salvador stood at 3,772. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in El Salvador peaked at 3,772 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,055, in 1986.
That places El Salvador 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2,367 | — |
| 1966 | 2,465 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 2,528 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2,539 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,558 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 2,565 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 2,595 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,685 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 2,747 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 2,826 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2,843 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2,922 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3,055 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 3,154 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 2,967 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 2,572 | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 2,267 | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 2,092 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 2,094 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2,094 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,078 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2,055 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2,079 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2,091 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,084 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2,157 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 2,205 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2,340 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 2,480 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 2,599 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2,735 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2,755 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,847 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,931 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3,012 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 3,057 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3,092 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,149 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3,207 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,253 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,356 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3,475 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 3,597 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3,633 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,509 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 3,547 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3,615 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3,673 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3,730 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3,772 | +1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3,772 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,861, 64% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3,772 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,291, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,491 | 2,367 | 2,558 | 5 |
| 1970s | 2,836 | 2,565 | 3,154 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,151 | 2,055 | 2,572 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,606 | 2,157 | 3,012 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,333 | 3,057 | 3,633 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,667 | 3,547 | 3,772 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in El Salvador?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in El Salvador was 3,772 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,772 in 2014.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,055 in 1986.
- How does El Salvador rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (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.