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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
$114BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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87.3%CURRENT US$
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$5,127CURRENT US$
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47.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC
$10,121CURRENT US$
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67.3%CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-Dominican Republic Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $141M to Dominican Republic. The main products that El Salvador exported to Dominican Republic were Packaged Medicaments ($32.7M), Flavored Water ($17.8M), and Plastic Lids ($14M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 9.17%, from $90.8M in 2017 to $141M in 2022.

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

Dominican Republic-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Dominican Republic exported $19.3M to El Salvador. The main products that Dominican Republic exported to El Salvador were Packaged Medicaments ($4.9M), Polyacetals ($3.5M), and Other Vinyl Polymers ($2.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.83%,  from $16M in 2017 to $19.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Dominican Republic 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, Dominican Republic ranked 62 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.052), and 92 in total exports ($13.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, El Salvador exported $141M to Dominican Republic. The main products exported from El Salvador to Dominican Republic were Packaged Medicaments ($32.7M), Flavored Water ($17.8M), and Plastic Lids ($14M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Dominican Republic have increased at an annualized rate of 9.17%, from $90.8M in 2017 to $141M in 2022.

In 2017, Dominican Republic exported $19.3M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Dominican Republic to El Salvador were Packaged Medicaments ($4.9M), Polyacetals ($3.5M), and Other Vinyl Polymers ($2.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Dominican Republic to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.83%, from $16M in 2022 to $19.3M in 2017.

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to Dominican Republic (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Dominican Republic (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between El Salvador (Flag) and Dominican Republic (Flag)

El Salvador Exports

Dominican Republic Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B
Dominican Republic
Top Destination
United States$6.85B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Dominican Republic than El Salvador included United States ($6.85B), Switzerland ($1.08B), and Haiti ($1.02B).

Difference in imports from Dominican Republic (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Dominican Republic

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Dominican Republic in the exports of Chemical Products ($36.3M), Foodstuffs ($26.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($23.6M).

During 2017, Dominican Republic had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($7.34M), Chemical Products ($6.19M), and Machines ($1.66M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador Dominican Republic+$3.39MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Dominican Republic El Salvador+$850kLow-voltage Protection Equipment

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

Product Space of El Salvador (Flag) and Dominican Republic (Flag) (2022)

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