2022
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GDP
$15.7BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
48.8%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$32.5BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
51.9%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$2,255CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
29.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$5,127CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
47.7%CURRENT US$
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About

Nicaragua-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $437M to El Salvador. The main products that Nicaragua exported to El Salvador were Cheese ($137M), Bovine Meat ($124M), and Dried Legumes ($28.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 9.18%, from $282M in 2017 to $437M in 2022.

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

El Salvador-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $497M to Nicaragua. The main products that El Salvador exported to Nicaragua were Petroleum Gas ($62.3M), Plastic Lids ($42.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($31.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 2.84%,  from $432M in 2017 to $497M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Nicaragua ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 111 in total exports ($7.92B). 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, Nicaragua exported $437M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Nicaragua to El Salvador were Cheese ($137M), Bovine Meat ($124M), and Dried Legumes ($28.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 9.18%, from $282M in 2017 to $437M in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $497M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from El Salvador to Nicaragua were Petroleum Gas ($62.3M), Plastic Lids ($42.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($31.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 2.84%, from $432M in 2022 to $497M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Nicaragua (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag)

Nicaragua Exports

El Salvador Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than El Salvador included United States ($4.09B), Mexico ($943M), and Switzerland ($118M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Nicaragua included Guatemala ($1.21B), Honduras ($1.18B), and Dominican Republic ($141M).

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

Comparative Advantage Nicaragua - El Salvador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nicaragua had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Animal Products ($305M), Vegetable Products ($52.7M), and Textiles ($29.6M).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Mineral Products ($83.1M), Plastics and Rubbers ($70M), and Chemical Products ($64.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Nicaragua El Salvador+$3.55MKnit T-shirts
Top Product Potential El Salvador Nicaragua+$4.46MKnit T-shirts

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 Nicaragua and El Salvador. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua.

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

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