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El Salvador: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of El Salvador at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 16.4 billionGrowth +4.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:SV:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 6.7 billionGrowth −0.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:SV:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,182Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory566Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 1.7 billion−6.7%BACI:SV:2710:1:2024
22711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 607.8 million+6.3%BACI:SV:2711:1:2024
33004 MedicamentsUSD 492.5 million+12.2%BACI:SV:3004:1:2024
48704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 423.6 million+23.3%BACI:SV:8704:1:2024
58517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 388.0 million+0.7%BACI:SV:8517:1:2024
68703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 357.3 million−0.4%BACI:SV:8703:1:2024
72106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 261.3 million+17.6%BACI:SV:2106:1:2024
88802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 241.5 million+7,209.6%BACI:SV:8802:1:2024
90406 Cheese and curdUSD 205.0 million−3.4%BACI:SV:0406:1:2024
103907 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, polycarbonatesUSD 201.3 million+9.5%BACI:SV:3907:1:2024
118471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 188.3 million+15.5%BACI:SV:8471:1:2024
121005 MaizeUSD 188.1 million−24.5%BACI:SV:1005:1:2024
130201 Meat of bovine animalsUSD 148.7 million+4.9%BACI:SV:0201:1:2024
148544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 145.3 million+11.9%BACI:SV:8544:1:2024
156006 Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabricsUSD 132.4 million−23.1%BACI:SV:6006:1:2024
167210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 123.5 million+6.8%BACI:SV:7210:1:2024
178708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 121.9 million+11.2%BACI:SV:8708:1:2024
181511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 121.9 million+4.6%BACI:SV:1511:1:2024
193923 Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, stoppersUSD 120.5 million+6.3%BACI:SV:3923:1:2024
203901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 117.3 million+3.0%BACI:SV:3901:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
16109 T-shirts, singlets and other vestsUSD 610.7 million−15.4%BACI:SV:6109:2:2024
26110 Jerseys, pullovers, cardigansUSD 391.7 million−16.3%BACI:SV:6110:2:2024
33923 Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, stoppersUSD 304.5 million+2.9%BACI:SV:3923:2:2024
41701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 247.1 million−4.1%BACI:SV:1701:2:2024
53004 MedicamentsUSD 197.5 million+12.8%BACI:SV:3004:2:2024
64818 Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape, handkerchiefsUSD 194.4 million−12.5%BACI:SV:4818:2:2024
76115 Hosiery: panty hoseUSD 166.8 million−15.1%BACI:SV:6115:2:2024
88544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 163.2 million+6.1%BACI:SV:8544:2:2024
92202 Waters, including mineral and aerated watersUSD 163.0 million+0.9%BACI:SV:2202:2:2024
108532 Electrical capacitors, fixedUSD 161.2 million+37.2%BACI:SV:8532:2:2024
111905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 157.2 million+15.8%BACI:SV:1905:2:2024
120901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedUSD 152.3 million+0.4%BACI:SV:0901:2:2024
132710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 145.3 million−1.3%BACI:SV:2710:2:2024
142711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 132.4 million+14.6%BACI:SV:2711:2:2024
154819 Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paperUSD 111.2 million−1.3%BACI:SV:4819:2:2024
166006 Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabricsUSD 104.6 million+44.5%BACI:SV:6006:2:2024
171604 Prepared or preserved fishUSD 99.0 million+2.6%BACI:SV:1604:2:2024
186107 Underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobesUSD 98.1 million+15.8%BACI:SV:6107:2:2024
193920 Plastics: platesUSD 97.0 million+24.5%BACI:SV:3920:2:2024
202106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 85.1 million+17.5%BACI:SV:2106:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of El Salvador with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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