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El Salvador Trade Summary

2011

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR EL SALVADOR 2011

Overall Exports and Imports for El Salvador 2011

Exports and imports of El Salvador in 2011 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 5,308 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 9,965 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,450 products were exported to 115 countries and 3,879 products were imported from 166 countries.

El Salvador top 5 Export and Import partners 2011

Top five countries to which El Salvador exported in 2011 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. El Salvador exports to United States worth US$ 2,446 million, with a partner share of 46.09 percent.
  2. El Salvador exports to Guatemala worth US$ 736 million, with a partner share of 13.87 percent.
  3. El Salvador exports to Honduras worth US$ 698 million, with a partner share of 13.15 percent.
  4. El Salvador exports to Nicaragua worth US$ 295 million, with a partner share of 5.55 percent.
  5. El Salvador exports to Costa Rica worth US$ 214 million, with a partner share of 4.02 percent.

Top five countries from which El Salvador imported goods in 2011 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. El Salvador imports from United States worth US$ 3,482 million, with a partner share of 34.94 percent.
  2. El Salvador imports from China worth US$ 973 million, with a partner share of 9.77 percent.
  3. El Salvador imports from Guatemala worth US$ 845 million, with a partner share of 8.48 percent.
  4. El Salvador imports from Mexico worth US$ 817 million, with a partner share of 8.20 percent.
  5. El Salvador imports from Honduras worth US$ 426 million, with a partner share of 4.27 percent.

El Salvador Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 2011

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by El Salvador along with trade value are:

  1. El Salvador exported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth 703,579.19 (US$ Thousands).
  2. El Salvador exported Coffee, not roasted or decaffeinated , worth 463,527.05 (US$ Thousands).
  3. El Salvador exported Hosiery and footwear, of cotton, knitted or cro , worth 155,588.14 (US$ Thousands).
  4. El Salvador exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 150,203.27 (US$ Thousands).
  5. El Salvador exported Electrical capacitors, fixed, tantalum, nes , worth 142,675.20 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by El Salvador along with trade value are

  1. El Salvador imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 928,504.34 (US$ Thousands).
  2. El Salvador imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 565,735.78 (US$ Thousands).
  3. El Salvador imported Weft knits or crocheted fabrics of cotton , worth 283,676.38 (US$ Thousands).
  4. El Salvador imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 264,454.08 (US$ Thousands).
  5. El Salvador imported Maize (excl. seed) , worth 201,876.91 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2011

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2011 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 2011

Tariffs imposed by El Salvador in 2011 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 164 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 5.18 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 4.80 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 5,034,524.57 and duty free tariff line items share was 52.40 percent.

Development Indicators 2011

Key Development Indicators of El Salvador in 2011 are below

  • El Salvador GDP in current US dollar was 20,284 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 3,100.00 .
  • El Salvador Trade balance: as % of GDP was -21.31.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -4,323.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 79.28 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 13.92 .

Trade Indicators 2011

Trade Indicators for El Salvador in 2011 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.24.
  • Index of export market penetration was 2.95.
  • World Growth in percentage was 9.23 and El Salvador Country Growth was 10.70 .