El Salvador

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SV · SLV · BACI 222 · latest data 2024

Exports

$6.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $6,696 M6.7% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$16.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $16,383 M36.6% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$9.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$9,687 M

Total trade

$23.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $23,079 M26.3% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #119 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #96 of 225 importers · top half · 2024
World export share since 1995: ±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

El Salvador's exports grew from $1.4B in 1995 to $6.7B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$9.7B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of El Salvador per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$1,424 M	$2,917 M	−$1,493 M	$4,340 M
1996	$1,607 M	$3,126 M	−$1,519 M	$4,733 M
1997	$2,441 M	$3,385 M	−$944 M	$5,826 M
1998	$1,834 M	$3,737 M	−$1,903 M	$5,572 M
1999	$1,924 M	$3,743 M	−$1,819 M	$5,668 M
2000	$2,813 M	$5,064 M	−$2,252 M	$7,877 M
2001	$3,067 M	$5,720 M	−$2,653 M	$8,787 M
2002	$3,297 M	$5,464 M	−$2,167 M	$8,761 M
2003	$3,528 M	$6,138 M	−$2,610 M	$9,666 M
2004	$3,600 M	$6,511 M	−$2,912 M	$10,111 M
2005	$3,706 M	$7,030 M	−$3,324 M	$10,736 M
2006	$3,928 M	$8,128 M	−$4,200 M	$12,057 M
2007	$4,375 M	$9,078 M	−$4,703 M	$13,453 M
2008	$5,067 M	$10,358 M	−$5,291 M	$15,425 M
2009	$4,199 M	$7,674 M	−$3,475 M	$11,872 M
2010	$4,799 M	$8,803 M	−$4,004 M	$13,601 M
2011	$5,886 M	$10,441 M	−$4,555 M	$16,327 M
2012	$5,810 M	$10,568 M	−$4,758 M	$16,379 M
2013	$5,956 M	$11,269 M	−$5,313 M	$17,225 M
2014	$5,633 M	$11,011 M	−$5,377 M	$16,644 M
2015	$5,915 M	$10,640 M	−$4,724 M	$16,555 M
2016	$5,854 M	$10,154 M	−$4,300 M	$16,008 M
2017	$6,364 M	$10,964 M	−$4,600 M	$17,329 M
2018	$6,415 M	$12,095 M	−$5,680 M	$18,510 M
2019	$6,278 M	$11,990 M	−$5,711 M	$18,268 M
2020	$5,181 M	$10,116 M	−$4,935 M	$15,297 M
2021	$6,655 M	$14,726 M	−$8,072 M	$21,381 M
2022	$7,459 M	$17,247 M	−$9,788 M	$24,706 M
2023	$6,756 M	$15,835 M	−$9,080 M	$22,591 M
2024	$6,696 M	$16,383 M	−$9,687 M	$23,079 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #102 → #119.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of El Salvador per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.03%	0.06%	#102	#81
1996	0.03%	0.06%	#101	#86
1997	0.04%	0.06%	#88	#85
1998	0.03%	0.07%	#96	#83
1999	0.03%	0.07%	#95	#78
2000	0.04%	0.08%	#91	#74
2001	0.05%	0.09%	#88	#78
2002	0.05%	0.08%	#86	#80
2003	0.05%	0.08%	#90	#79
2004	0.04%	0.07%	#96	#84
2005	0.04%	0.07%	#105	#88
2006	0.03%	0.07%	#113	#89
2007	0.03%	0.06%	#111	#89
2008	0.03%	0.06%	#111	#92
2009	0.03%	0.06%	#107	#97
2010	0.03%	0.06%	#111	#103
2011	0.03%	0.06%	#109	#103
2012	0.03%	0.06%	#110	#101
2013	0.03%	0.06%	#112	#100
2014	0.03%	0.06%	#115	#104
2015	0.04%	0.07%	#105	#98
2016	0.04%	0.06%	#105	#96
2017	0.04%	0.06%	#105	#95
2018	0.03%	0.06%	#111	#96
2019	0.03%	0.06%	#110	#96
2020	0.03%	0.06%	#114	#98
2021	0.03%	0.07%	#115	#93
2022	0.03%	0.07%	#116	#90
2023	0.03%	0.07%	#117	#98
2024	0.03%	0.07%	#119	#96

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Trading partners

United States was El Salvador's top trading partner in 2024, at 28.8% of total trade; the top five partners covered 68.1%.

Year

Top partner share: 28.8%
Top-5 share: 68.1%
Partners: 191
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.129

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United States $2.2B

Guatemala $1.2B

Honduras $965M

Nicaragua $578M

Costa Rica $310M

Mexico $281M

Germany $78M

Spain $77M

China $64M

South Korea $64M

Colombia $25M

France $19M

Japan $12M

Brazil $9M

India $8M

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Top partners of El Salvador in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	United States	$2,217 M	$4,425 M	$6,642 M	−$2,208 M
#2	Guatemala	$1,238 M	$1,685 M	$2,923 M	−$448 M
#3	China	$64 M	$2,737 M	$2,802 M	−$2,673 M
#4	Honduras	$965 M	$759 M	$1,724 M	$206 M
#5	Mexico	$281 M	$1,356 M	$1,636 M	−$1,075 M
#6	Nicaragua	$578 M	$488 M	$1,066 M	$89 M
#7	Costa Rica	$310 M	$457 M	$767 M	−$148 M
#8	France	$19 M	$336 M	$355 M	−$317 M
#9	South Korea	$64 M	$290 M	$354 M	−$226 M
#10	Germany	$78 M	$251 M	$330 M	−$173 M
#11	Japan	$12 M	$288 M	$300 M	−$276 M
#12	Brazil	$9 M	$277 M	$286 M	−$268 M
#13	Spain	$77 M	$199 M	$276 M	−$122 M
#14	Colombia	$25 M	$235 M	$260 M	−$210 M
#15	India	$8 M	$220 M	$229 M	−$212 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of El Salvador's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

El Salvador's export partners held steady over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.179 → 0.177, a moderately concentrated export base across 142 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of El Salvador per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.179	0.201	94	86
1996	0.232	0.171	92	100
1997	0.343	0.210	82	91
1998	0.199	0.136	100	117
1999	0.248	0.141	107	122
2000	0.336	0.186	125	118
2001	0.391	0.194	117	119
2002	0.435	0.185	125	110
2003	0.419	0.185	120	111
2004	0.377	0.163	128	109
2005	0.310	0.137	134	153
2006	0.298	0.123	140	145
2007	0.282	0.123	140	163
2008	0.274	0.119	143	169
2009	0.258	0.124	144	167
2010	0.257	0.132	149	169
2011	0.234	0.128	145	161
2012	0.254	0.124	144	164
2013	0.236	0.143	146	178
2014	0.240	0.154	152	168
2015	0.250	0.143	152	176
2016	0.251	0.141	154	171
2017	0.222	0.134	152	174
2018	0.220	0.133	154	181
2019	0.215	0.131	154	173
2020	0.206	0.117	145	183
2021	0.219	0.127	150	176
2022	0.209	0.139	149	187
2023	0.191	0.129	150	185
2024	0.177	0.125	142	183

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