El Salvador (SLV) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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El Salvador-China Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $18.2M to China. The main products that El Salvador exported to China were Knit Sweaters ($5.94M), Electrical Capacitors ($4.02M), and Scrap Copper ($1.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.4%, from $162M in 2018 to $18.2M in 2023.

In 2023, El Salvador did not export any services to China.

China-El Salvador Trade: In 2023, China exported $2.44B to El Salvador. The main products that China exported to El Salvador were Broadcasting Equipment ($208M), Computers ($115M), and Polyacetals ($91.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 8.41%, from $1.63B in 2018 to $2.44B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to El Salvador.

Comparison: In 2023, El Salvador ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0012), and 118 in total exports ($6.76B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, El Salvador exported $18.2M to China. The main products exported from El Salvador to China were Knit Sweaters ($5.94M), Electrical Capacitors ($4.02M), and Scrap Copper ($1.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 35.4%, from $162M in 2018 to $18.2M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $2.44B to El Salvador. The main products exported from China to El Salvador were Broadcasting Equipment ($208M), Computers ($115M), and Polyacetals ($91.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 8.41%, from $1.63B in 2023 to $2.44B in 2018.

Exports from El Salvador () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to El Salvador () (2023)

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Trade between El Salvador () and China ()

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El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.41B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from El Salvador than China included American Samoa ($915).

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than El Salvador included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China () and El Salvador () (2023)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - China

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

During 2023, El Salvador had a large net trade with China in the exports of Textiles ($8.55M), Machines ($5.04M), and Metals ($3.18M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Machines ($889M), Metals ($377M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($233M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador China+$11.2MElectrical Capacitors

Top Product Potential China El Salvador+$66.4MTelephones

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from El Salvador () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to El Salvador () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between El Salvador () and China ()

El Salvador Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and El Salvador () (2023)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of El Salvador () and China () (2023)

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