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2022
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Exports $2.87BRnk 1 / 145
2022
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Top Product $661MKnit T-shirts
2022
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Exports $4.94BRnk 46 / 219
2022
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Top Product $1.76BRefined Petroleum
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.029Rnk 68 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$32.5BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH51.9%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%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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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-United States Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $2.87B to United States. The main products that El Salvador exported to United States were Knit T-shirts ($661M), Knit Sweaters ($362M), and Electrical Capacitors ($258M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.18%, from $2.7B in 2017 to $2.87B in 2022.

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

United States-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, United States exported $4.94B to El Salvador. The main products that United States exported to El Salvador were Refined Petroleum ($1.76B), Petroleum Gas ($371M), and Corn ($185M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 9.76%,  from $3.1B in 2017 to $4.94B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to El Salvador worth $1.28B, with Travel ($549M), Transportation ($415M), and Financial services ($125M) being the largest in terms of value.

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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, El Salvador exported $2.87B to United States. The main products exported from El Salvador to United States were Knit T-shirts ($661M), Knit Sweaters ($362M), and Electrical Capacitors ($258M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.18%, from $2.7B in 2017 to $2.87B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $4.94B to El Salvador. The main products exported from United States to El Salvador were Refined Petroleum ($1.76B), Petroleum Gas ($371M), and Corn ($185M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 9.76%, from $3.1B in 2022 to $4.94B in 2017.

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between El Salvador (Flag) and United States (Flag)

El Salvador Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than United States included Pitcairn Islands ($59.7k) and Northern Mariana Islands ($5.83k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than El Salvador included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($1.91B), Machines ($322M), and Foodstuffs ($225M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.17B), Textiles ($535M), and Machines ($400M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador United States+$103MKnit Sweaters
Top Product Potential United States El Salvador+$15.7MPackaged Medicaments

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 El Salvador and United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of El Salvador indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over El Salvador.

Product Space of El Salvador (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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