<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: El Salvador<nl>Economy</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Overview:</hi> The agricultural sector accounts for 24% of GDP, employs about 40% of the labor force, and contributes about 66% to total exports. Coffee is the major commercial crop, accounting for 45% of export earnings. The manufacturing sector, based largely on food and beverage processing, accounts for 19% of GDP and 15% of employment. In 1992-93 the government made substantial progress toward privatization and deregulation of the economy. Growth in national output in 1990-93 exceeded growth in population for the first time since 1987, and inflation in 1993 of 12% was down from 17% in 1992
<item><hi format=bold>National product:</hi> GDP—purchasing power equivalent—$14.2 billion (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product real growth rate:</hi> 5% (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product per capita:</hi> $2,500 (1993 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Agriculture:</hi> accounts for 24% of GDP and 40% of labor force (including fishing and forestry); coffee most important commercial crop; other products—sugarcane, corn, rice, beans, oilseeds, beef, dairy products, shrimp; not self-sufficient in food
<item><hi format=bold>Illicit drugs:</hi> transshipment point for cocaine; marijuana produced for local consumption
<item><hi format=bold>Economic aid:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>recipient:</hi> US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-90), $2.95 billion (plus $250 million for 1992-96); Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $525 million