Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … agriculture in El Salvador
El Salvador: Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … agriculture was 5.3 Percentage of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of in El Salvador, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5.3 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in El Salvador peaked at 8.02 Percentage of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.3 Percentage of GDP, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … agriculture in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.74 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 7.25 Percentage of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 6.32 Percentage of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 5.99 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.24 Percentage of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.77 Percentage of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 6.66 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.69 Percentage of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 7.73 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 7.61 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 8.02 Percentage of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 7.12 Percentage of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 6.15 Percentage of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 6.43 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.09 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 6.31 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.95 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 5.68 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.69 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.91 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.45 Percentage of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.3 Percentage of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.57 Percentage of GDP, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.3 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.88 Percentage of GDP, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.96 Percentage of GDP | 5.99 Percentage of GDP | 7.74 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5 Percentage of GDP | 5.68 Percentage of GDP | 8.02 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 Percentage of GDP | 5.3 Percentage of GDP | 5.91 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 99 Kazakhstan 5.65 Percentage of GDP compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.59 Percentage of GDP compare
- 101 Maldives 5.56 Percentage of GDP compare
- 103 Jordan 5.17 Percentage of GDP compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 5.14 Percentage of GDP compare
- 105 Venezuela 4.97 Percentage of GDP compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -16.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in El Salvador?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in El Salvador was 5.3 Percentage of GDP in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 Percentage of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.