ICT goods imports in El Salvador
El Salvador: ICT goods imports was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
ICT goods imports in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict goods imports in El Salvador is 5.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in El Salvador peaked at 5.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 64th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +82.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -24.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +68.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +53.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in El Salvador?
- Ict goods imports in El Salvador was 5.2% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for ict goods imports?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).