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Exports $184MRnk 110 / 223
2022
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Top Product $13.7MAircraft Parts
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Exports $101MRnk 9 / 145
2022
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Top Product $70.8MPesticides
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.78Rnk 5 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.029Rnk 68 / 133
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GDP$4.07TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH51.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $48,432CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH10.4%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$5,127CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.7%CURRENT US$
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Germany-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $184M to El Salvador. The main products that Germany exported to El Salvador were Aircraft Parts ($13.7M), Packaged Medicaments ($12.4M), and Cars ($8.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.56%, from $155M in 2017 to $184M in 2022.

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

El Salvador-Germany Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $101M to Germany. The main products that El Salvador exported to Germany were Pesticides ($70.8M), Coffee ($15.7M), and Knit Sweaters ($2.77M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 5.28%,  from $70.2M in 2017 to $101M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, Germany exported €17.5M and imported €6.33M from El Salvador, resulting in a positive trade balance of €11.1M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of Germany have increased by €6.97M (66.3%) from €10.5M to €17.5M, while imports decreased by €-1.68M (-21%) from €8.01M to €6.33M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of Germany to El Salvador were Medical, surgical equipment, orthopaedic apparatus (€1.09M), Articles of plastic (€635k), Motor cars and motor caravans (€488k), Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€470k), and Pharmaceutical products (€439k). In August 2024 the top imports of Germany from El Salvador were Electronic devices (€1.26M), Apparel of knitted, crocheted silk, man-made... (€704k), Sugar beets, sugar and sugar products (€256k), Apparel of silk, man-made fibres, excl.... (€76k), and Other raw materials inclusive waste (€55k).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from North Rhine-Westphalia (€7.71M), Baden-Württemberg (€1.71M), Lower Saxony (€1M), Bavaria (€642k), and Hamburg (€620k), while imports destinations were mainly Bavaria (€4.21M), Baden-Württemberg (€600k), Saarland (€470k), Hamburg (€374k), and North Rhine-Westphalia (€253k).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Germany's year-by-year exports to El Salvador was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Machinery for mining, quarrying and construction (€360k or 857%), Articles of plastic (€354k or 126%), and Medical, surgical equipment, orthopaedic apparatus (€194k or 21.6%). In August 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year imports  from El Salvador was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Coffee (€-509k or -99.4%), Other machinery (€-31k or -41.3%), and Apparel of knitted or crocheted fabrics... (€-10k or -35.7%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€6.97M(66.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)€-1.68M(-21%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)North Rhine-Westphalia€7.71M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Germany exported $184M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Germany to El Salvador were Aircraft Parts ($13.7M), Packaged Medicaments ($12.4M), and Cars ($8.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.56%, from $155M in 2017 to $184M in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $101M to Germany. The main products exported from El Salvador to Germany were Pesticides ($70.8M), Coffee ($15.7M), and Knit Sweaters ($2.77M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 5.28%, from $70.2M in 2022 to $101M in 2017.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$153B
El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than El Salvador included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

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

Difference in imports from El Salvador (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Germany - El Salvador

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

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Machines ($46.6M), Chemical Products ($38M), and Transportation ($24.7M).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Chemical Products ($70.9M), Vegetable Products ($15.9M), and Textiles ($5.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany El Salvador+$13.3MCars
Top Product Potential El Salvador Germany+$9.17MCoffee

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

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

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

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