Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in El Salvador, 1963–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in El Salvador is 1.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 38.6% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in El Salvador peaked at 2.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 108th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.1% | — |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +28.9% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +42.2% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.4% | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -34.8% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -30.0% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +37.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -19.6% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +38.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in El Salvador?
- Ores and metals imports in El Salvador was 1.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for ores and metals imports?
- El Salvador ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.