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El Salvador Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
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TRADE SUMMARY FOR El Salvador

Overall Exports and Imports for El Salvador 2021

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 6,395 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 14,617 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,474 products are exported to 117 countries and 3,866 products are imported from 185 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2021

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

  • El Salvador exported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth US$ 553,295.01 million.
  • El Salvador exported Jerseys, pullovers, etc, of man-made fibres, kn , worth US$ 281,236.45 million.
  • El Salvador exported Electrical capacitors, fixed, tantalum, nes , worth US$ 200,107.17 million.
  • El Salvador exported T-shirts, singlets, etc, of other textiles, nes , worth US$ 188,978.02 million.
  • El Salvador exported Raw cane sugar, in solid form , worth US$ 188,359.23 million.

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

  • El Salvador imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth US$ 1,382,476.61 million.
  • El Salvador imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth US$ 317,111.01 million.
  • El Salvador imported Storage units, whether or not presented with th , worth US$ 303,207.05 million.
  • El Salvador imported Propane, liquefied , worth US$ 298,295.01 million.
  • El Salvador imported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth US$ 224,287.85 million.

El Salvador top 5 Export and Import partners 2021

The top five countries to which El Salvador exported 2021 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. El Salvador exports to United States worth US$ 2,616 million, with a partner share of 40.90 percent.
  2. El Salvador exports to Guatemala worth US$ 1,073 million, with a partner share of 16.78 percent.
  3. El Salvador exports to Honduras worth US$ 1,055 million, with a partner share of 16.49 percent.
  4. El Salvador exports to Nicaragua worth US$ 460 million, with a partner share of 7.20 percent.
  5. El Salvador exports to Costa Rica worth US$ 263 million, with a partner share of 4.11 percent.

The top five countries to which El Salvador imported goods 2021 along with the share in percentage are

  1. El Salvador imports from United States worth US$ 4,033 million, with a partner share of 27.59 percent.
  2. El Salvador imports from China worth US$ 2,493 million, with a partner share of 17.05 percent.
  3. El Salvador imports from Guatemala worth US$ 1,462 million, with a partner share of 10.00 percent.
  4. El Salvador imports from Mexico worth US$ 1,182 million, with a partner share of 8.08 percent.
  5. El Salvador imports from Honduras worth US$ 849 million, with a partner share of 5.81 percent.

El Salvador Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2021

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2021 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2021

Tariffs imposed by El Salvador in 2021 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 164.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 3.28.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 1.88.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 10,366,084.23 and duty free tariff line items share is 62.14.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.06.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.10.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 27.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 1,910.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

El Salvador World Development Indicators (WDI) 2021

Key Development Indicators of El Salvador in 2021 are below

WDI

El Salvador Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for El Salvador is 91.
  • The trade across border rank is 46.
Doing Business

El Salvador Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA),

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for is not available.
CPIA

El SalvadorLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for El Salvador in 2016 is 2.71.
  • The LPI rank is 83.
LPI

El Salvador Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for El Salvador is not available.
SPRD