El Salvador (SLV) and Italy (ITA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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El Salvador-Italy Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $53.2M to Italy. The main products that El Salvador exported to Italy were Processed Fish ($31.7M), Coffee ($10.2M), and Raw Sugar ($3.32M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $32.8M in 2017 to $53.2M in 2022.

In 2022, El Salvador did not export any services to Italy.

Italy-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $127M to El Salvador. The main products that Italy exported to El Salvador were Cars ($8.21M), Cellulose Fibers Paper ($5.7M), and Industrial Printers ($5.25M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $76.7M in 2017 to $127M in 2022.

In 2022, Italy did not export any services to El Salvador.

Comparison: In 2022, El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B). That same year, Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, El Salvador exported $53.2M to Italy. The main products exported from El Salvador to Italy were Processed Fish ($31.7M), Coffee ($10.2M), and Raw Sugar ($3.32M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $32.8M in 2017 to $53.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Italy exported $127M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Italy to El Salvador were Cars ($8.21M), Cellulose Fibers Paper ($5.7M), and Industrial Printers ($5.25M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%, from $76.7M in 2022 to $127M in 2017.

Exports from El Salvador () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to El Salvador () (2022)

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Trade between El Salvador () and Italy ()

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El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B

Italy
Top DestinationGermany$78.5B

This map shows whether countries import more from El Salvador or Italy. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from El Salvador and Italy or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Italy included Honduras ($1.18B), Guatemala ($1.21B), and Nicaragua ($497M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than El Salvador included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

Difference in imports from Italy () and El Salvador () (2022)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Italy

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This chart compares trade between El Salvador and Italy by product, considering products traded by both, El Salvador and Italy.

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Foodstuffs ($35.2M), Vegetable Products ($10.3M), and Textiles ($6.74M).

During 2017, Italy had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Machines ($55.3M), Chemical Products ($16.9M), and Transportation ($9.18M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador Italy+$6.22MCoffee

Top Product Potential Italy El Salvador+$6.5MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of El Salvador and Italy. This means that a dot/product with the flag of El Salvador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over El Salvador.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from El Salvador () to Italy () (2022)

Exports from Italy () to El Salvador () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between El Salvador () and Italy ()

El Salvador Exports

Italy Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Italy () and El Salvador () (2022)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Italy

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of El Salvador () and Italy () (2022)

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