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About

Brazil-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Brazil exported $251M to El Salvador. The main products that Brazil exported to El Salvador were Corn ($61.7M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($27M), and Rice ($17.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $139M in 2017 to $251M in 2022.

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

El Salvador-Brazil Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $12.9M to Brazil. The main products that El Salvador exported to Brazil were Pesticides ($3.84M), Scrap Aluminium ($2.26M), and Processed Fish ($1.98M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 17%,  from $5.86M in 2017 to $12.9M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.36), and 25 in total exports ($341B). That same year, El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Brazil exported $251M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Brazil to El Salvador were Corn ($61.7M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($27M), and Rice ($17.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $139M in 2017 to $251M in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $12.9M to Brazil. The main products exported from El Salvador to Brazil were Pesticides ($3.84M), Scrap Aluminium ($2.26M), and Processed Fish ($1.98M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $5.86M in 2022 to $12.9M in 2017.

Exports from Brazil (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to Brazil (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Brazil
Top Destination
China$90.1B
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brazil than El Salvador included China ($90.1B), United States ($36.6B), and Argentina ($15.4B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Brazil included Honduras ($1.18B), Guatemala ($1.21B), and Nicaragua ($497M).

Difference in imports from El Salvador (Flag) and Brazil (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Brazil - El Salvador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Brazil had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Vegetable Products ($80.9M), Machines ($41.2M), and Paper Goods ($35.2M).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.85M), Metals ($2.3M), and Foodstuffs ($1.98M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Brazil El Salvador+$5.28MCars
Top Product Potential El Salvador Brazil+$4.88MPesticides

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

Product Space of Brazil (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

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