El Salvador - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in El Salvador was ($4,525,180,000) as of 2020. Over the past 55 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $32,760,000 in 1980 and ($4,889,700,000) in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1965 ($21,280,000)
1966 ($47,560,000)
1967 ($29,480,000)
1968 ($17,720,000)
1969 ($27,360,000)
1970 $3,240,000
1971 ($23,520,000)
1972 $12,240,000
1973 ($43,600,000)
1974 ($140,160,000)
1975 ($97,400,000)
1976 ($29,640,000)
1977 $20,360,000
1978 ($289,760,100)
1979 ($5,880,000)
1980 $32,760,000
1981 ($237,480,000)
1982 ($193,513,600)
1983 ($190,070,900)
1984 ($248,349,900)
1985 ($287,422,100)
1986 ($165,115,800)
1987 ($281,417,600)
1988 ($271,267,100)
1989 ($457,015,400)
1990 ($608,053,400)
1991 ($698,660,500)
1992 ($953,944,800)
1993 ($987,523,100)
1994 ($1,175,192,000)
1995 ($1,449,973,000)
1996 ($1,246,211,000)
1997 ($1,176,868,000)
1998 ($1,323,241,000)
1999 ($1,376,411,000)
2000 ($1,774,285,000)
2001 ($1,949,503,000)
2002 ($1,886,067,000)
2003 ($2,170,693,000)
2004 ($2,466,327,000)
2005 ($2,819,470,000)
2006 ($3,452,170,000)
2007 ($4,505,900,000)
2008 ($4,889,700,000)
2009 ($3,198,000,000)
2010 ($3,623,900,000)
2011 ($4,323,100,000)
2012 ($4,385,540,000)
2013 ($4,618,410,000)
2014 ($4,292,460,000)
2015 ($4,122,300,000)
2016 ($3,846,900,000)
2017 ($4,057,900,000)
2018 ($4,622,570,000)
2019 ($4,471,610,000)
2020 ($4,525,180,000)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in El Salvador was -4,525,180,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,760,000 in 1980 and a minimum value of -4,889,700,000 in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1965 -21,280,000
1966 -47,560,000
1967 -29,480,000
1968 -17,720,000
1969 -27,360,000
1970 3,240,000
1971 -23,520,000
1972 12,240,000
1973 -43,600,000
1974 -140,160,000
1975 -97,400,000
1976 -29,640,000
1977 20,360,000
1978 -289,760,100
1979 -5,880,000
1980 32,760,000
1981 -237,480,000
1982 -193,513,600
1983 -190,070,900
1984 -248,349,900
1985 -287,422,100
1986 -165,115,800
1987 -281,417,600
1988 -271,267,100
1989 -457,015,400
1990 -608,053,400
1991 -698,660,500
1992 -953,944,800
1993 -987,523,100
1994 -1,175,192,000
1995 -1,449,973,000
1996 -1,246,211,000
1997 -1,176,868,000
1998 -1,323,241,000
1999 -1,376,411,000
2000 -1,774,285,000
2001 -1,949,503,000
2002 -1,886,067,000
2003 -2,170,693,000
2004 -2,466,327,000
2005 -2,819,470,000
2006 -3,452,170,000
2007 -4,505,900,000
2008 -4,889,700,000
2009 -3,198,000,000
2010 -3,623,900,000
2011 -4,323,100,000
2012 -4,385,540,000
2013 -4,618,410,000
2014 -4,292,460,000
2015 -4,122,300,000
2016 -3,846,900,000
2017 -4,057,900,000
2018 -4,622,570,000
2019 -4,471,610,000
2020 -4,525,180,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in El Salvador was -4,873,450,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -4,291,260,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of -4,873,450,000 in 2020.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2014 -4,291,260,000
2015 -4,619,140,000
2016 -4,513,050,000
2017 -4,433,020,000
2018 -4,593,200,000
2019 -4,532,810,000
2020 -4,873,450,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in El Salvador was -18.366 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 0.969 in 1972, while its lowest value was -27.185 in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1965 -2.424
1966 -5.117
1967 -3.020
1968 -1.755
1969 -2.607
1970 0.286
1971 -1.983
1972 0.969
1973 -3.023
1974 -8.414
1975 -5.170
1976 -1.273
1977 0.692
1978 -9.264
1979 -0.170
1980 0.917
1981 -6.909
1982 -5.693
1983 -5.421
1984 -6.782
1985 -7.563
1986 -4.378
1987 -7.110
1988 -6.474
1989 -10.453
1990 -12.622
1991 -13.302
1992 -16.409
1993 -14.783
1994 -15.303
1995 -16.252
1996 -13.000
1997 -11.513
1998 -12.099
1999 -12.198
2000 -15.056
2001 -15.872
2002 -14.893
2003 -16.390
2004 -17.970
2005 -19.183
2006 -21.576
2007 -26.487
2008 -27.185
2009 -18.169
2010 -19.644
2011 -21.313
2012 -20.506
2013 -21.001
2014 -18.999
2015 -17.588
2016 -15.902
2017 -16.245
2018 -17.765
2019 -16.625
2020 -18.366

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts