El Salvador - 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.
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| 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 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
