Total natural resource rents in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total natural resource rents was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in El Salvador, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resource rents in El Salvador stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in El Salvador peaked at 2.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.
El Salvador ranks 132nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +51.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -32.4% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +36.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +107.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -65.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -42.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -37.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +150.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +37.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +61.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +103.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +43.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -30.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in El Salvador?
- Total natural resource rents in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
- How does El Salvador rank for total natural resource rents?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.