Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in El Salvador, 1963–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.4% for ores and metals exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in El Salvador peaked at 2.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1963.
El Salvador ranks 133rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.1% | — |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +25.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +62.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | +145.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +49.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | +47.8% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -29.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +52.7% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +126.9% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -49.9% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +105.2% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -57.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +9.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 41% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.7%, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +145.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1980 | +126.9% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More energy & mining data for El Salvador
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.3% (2025)
- Fuel exports 4.8% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in El Salvador?
- Ores and metals exports in El Salvador was 1.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1963.
- How does El Salvador rank for ores and metals exports?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.