Peru (PER) and El Salvador (SLV) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Peru-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Peru exported $57.2M to El Salvador. The main products that Peru exported to El Salvador were Raw Plastic Sheeting ($6.38M), Polyacetals ($6.17M), and Grapes ($5.64M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Peru to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $34.9M in 2017 to $57.2M in 2022.

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

El Salvador-Peru Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $22.7M to Peru. The main products that El Salvador exported to Peru were Refined Petroleum ($8.77M), Raw Sugar ($8.7M), and Recovered Paper ($1.65M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Peru have increased at an annualized rate of 18.2%, from $9.84M in 2017 to $22.7M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Peru ranked 93 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.6), and 54 in total exports ($59.4B). 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

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In 2022, Peru exported $57.2M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Peru to El Salvador were Raw Plastic Sheeting ($6.38M), Polyacetals ($6.17M), and Grapes ($5.64M). During the last 5 years the exports of Peru to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $34.9M in 2017 to $57.2M in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $22.7M to Peru. The main products exported from El Salvador to Peru were Refined Petroleum ($8.77M), Raw Sugar ($8.7M), and Recovered Paper ($1.65M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Peru have increased at an annualized rate of 18.2%, from $9.84M in 2022 to $22.7M in 2017.

Exports from Peru () to El Salvador () (2022)

Exports from El Salvador () to Peru () (2022)

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Trade between Peru () and El Salvador ()

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Peru
Top DestinationChina$17.6B

El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Peru than El Salvador included China ($17.6B), United States ($8.69B), and Japan ($2.83B).

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

Difference in imports from El Salvador () and Peru () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Peru - El Salvador

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

During 2022, Peru had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($17.8M), Chemical Products ($8.59M), and Vegetable Products ($8.5M).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with Peru in the exports of Mineral Products ($8.77M), Foodstuffs ($8.72M), and Paper Goods ($1.79M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Peru El Salvador+$2.45MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential El Salvador Peru+$6.12MRefined Petroleum

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

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Peru and El Salvador. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Peru 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 Peru.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Peru () to El Salvador () (2022)

Exports from El Salvador () to Peru () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Peru () and El Salvador ()

Peru Exports

El Salvador Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from El Salvador () and Peru () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Peru - El Salvador

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Peru () and El Salvador () (2022)

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