Added value in manufacturing rose 19.0% to USD 4.36 bil in El Salvador in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, added value in manufacturing in El Salvador reached an all time high of USD 4.36 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.166 bil in 1965. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, added value in manufacturing in Costa Rica amounted to USD 8.92 bil, USD 12.0 bil in Guatemala, USD 4.66 bil in Honduras and USD 1.96 bil in Nicaragua in 2021.
El Salvador has been ranked 86th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of added value in manufacturing, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Manufacturing, Added Value (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD bil | 0.162 | 0.162 | 0.160 | 0.152 | 0.159 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD bil | 6.55 | 6.83 | 7.10 | 7.44 | 7.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD bil | 3.84 | 3.94 | 4.02 | 4.08 | 4.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD bil | 8.91 | 9.37 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD bil | 3.68 | 3.72 | 3.96 | 4.07 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 201 | 185 | 202 | 214 | 219 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD bil | 1.81 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.80 | 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | USD bil | 3.46 | 3.58 | 3.77 | 3.82 | 3.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 2,123 | 2,098 | 2,193 | 2,330 | 2,364 |
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