Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in El Salvador
El Salvador: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.7882 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in El Salvador, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in El Salvador stood at 0.7882.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in El Salvador peaked at 1.08 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.7351, in 2008.
That places El Salvador 136th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.05 | — |
| 1964 | 1.04 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9888 | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.04 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.06 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9704 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 1 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.999 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9928 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9881 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9994 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.02 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.01 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9853 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.04 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9748 | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9225 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9251 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7685 | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.781 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8528 | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8829 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8402 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9525 | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.919 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8349 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8596 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8359 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7898 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7478 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7593 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7561 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7955 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7714 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7351 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7518 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.796 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8344 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8022 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7604 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7882 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 | 0.9888 | 1.08 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.9704 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.9748 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.868 | 0.7685 | 0.9525 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7802 | 0.7351 | 0.8596 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7962 | 0.7604 | 0.8344 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in El Salvador?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in El Salvador was 0.7882 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1965.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7351 in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- El Salvador ranks 136th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, 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.