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Top Product $41.1MRaw Sugar
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Exports $2.61BRnk 99 / 211
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Top Product $203MBroadcasting Equipment
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.029Rnk 68 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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GDP$32.5BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH51.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $5,127CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.7%CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-China In 2022, El Salvador exported $69.9M to China. The main products that El Salvador exported to China are Raw Sugar ($41.1M), Electrical Capacitors ($16.9M), and Knit Sweaters ($2.89M). During the last 27 years the exports of El Salvador to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $3.9M in 1995 to $69.9M in 2022.

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

China-El Salvador In 2022, China exported $2.61B to El Salvador. The main products that China exported to El Salvador were Broadcasting Equipment ($203M), Computers ($162M), and Polyacetals ($123M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $38.5M in 1995 to $2.61B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, El Salvador exported $69.9M to China. The main products exported from El Salvador to China were Raw Sugar ($41.1M), Electrical Capacitors ($16.9M), and Knit Sweaters ($2.89M). During the last 27 years the exports of El Salvador to China have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $3.9M in 1995 to $69.9M in 2022.

In 2022, China exported $2.61B to El Salvador. The main products exported from China to El Salvador were Broadcasting Equipment ($203M), Computers ($162M), and Polyacetals ($123M). During the last 27 years the exports of China to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $38.5M in 1995 to $2.61B in 2022.

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

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

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

El Salvador Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B

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 2021, countries that imported more from El Salvador than China were Pitcairn Islands ($59.7k), Saint Martin ($7.32k), and Northern Mariana Islands ($5.83k).

In 2021, countries that imported more from China than El Salvador were United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

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

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 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with China in the exports of Foodstuffs ($41.1M), Machines ($18M), and Textiles ($6.99M).

During 2022, China had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Machines ($899M), Metals ($347M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($314M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more El Salvador has comparative advantage over China. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over El Salvador.

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

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