October 2011
El Salvador
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  6 193 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  21 796 Merchandise  110 97
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  41 445 excluding intra-EU trade 86 72
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) -  488 Commercial services 117 122
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  2 370 excluding intra-EU trade 91 96
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   67.4
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   109 2 -4 1
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   102 0 -16 10
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   116 3 -23 26
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 7 May 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.049
Trade Policy Review 10, 12 February 2010 Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue 5.9
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 0.2
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   21
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 6 - 5
All goods   36.6   5.9 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   42.5   12.3 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   35.7   4.9 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.0 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2008) Requests for consultation 1 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   24.1 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   64.8 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   29 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  4 499 6 -17 16
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  8 498 5 -25 16
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.03 Share in world total imports  0.06
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   21.9 Agricultural products 18.5
Fuels and mining products   4.6 Fuels and mining products 17.4
Manufactures   71.5 Manufactures 63.7
  By main destination   By main origin
1. United States   48.4 1. United States   36.9
2. Guatemala   14.0 2. Guatemala   9.5
3. Honduras   12.9 3. Mexico   8.9
4. Nicaragua   5.4 4. European Union (27)   6.8
5. European Union (27)   4.3 5. China   5.7
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   944   1 -19 13
Commercial services imports (million US$)  1 024   -1 -26 11
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.03   Share in world total imports 0.03
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   31.8   Transportation 45.0
Travel   41.3   Travel 21.4
Other commercial services   26.8   Other commercial services 33.7
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 1995 Trademark registrations by office, 1997
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  1   60   61  1 303  4 157 ...  5 460