The most important sector of El Salvador economy is services which accounts for 66 percent of total GDP, including internal trade (14 percent); real estate activities (8 percent); public administration (8 percent); finance and insurance (7 percent) and education (5 percent). Industry constitutes 27 percent of total wealth, with the largest shares for manufacturing (18 percent), construction (6 percent) and utilities (3 percent). Also, agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing sector accounts for 6 percent of GDP. On the expenditure side, household consumption is the main component of GDP (85 percent), followed by gross fixed capital formation and government spending (16 percent each). Exports of goods and services represent 28 percent of GDP while imports account for 45 percent, subtracting 17 percent of total GDP. This page provides the latest reported value for - El Salvador GDP Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. El Salvador GDP Growth Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2019.