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Economic growth in El Salvador reached 2.4 percent in 2016. It was mainly driven by external factors, including a significant decline in oil imports and remittances.

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El Salvador At-A-Glance

Economic growth in El Salvador reached 2.4 percent in 2016. This growth was mainly driven by external factors, including a significant decline in oil imports, which fell by US$262 million, and remittances, which increased by US$306 million from 2015 to reach US$4,576 million (or 17.1 percent of GDP).

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