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$32.5BCURRENT US$
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51.9%CURRENT US$
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91.6%CURRENT US$
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47.7%CURRENT US$
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$5,473CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-Guatemala In 2022, El Salvador exported $1.21B to Guatemala. The main products that El Salvador exported to Guatemala are Plastic Lids ($78.7M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($59.8M), and Petroleum Gas ($55M). During the last 27 years the exports of El Salvador to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 6.72%, from $209M in 1995 to $1.21B in 2022.

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

Guatemala-El Salvador In 2022, Guatemala exported $2.03B to El Salvador. The main products that Guatemala exported to El Salvador were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($116M), Petroleum Gas ($86M), and Electricity ($85.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Guatemala to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 7.44%, from $292M in 1995 to $2.03B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  El Salvador ranked 65 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.062), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B). That same year, Guatemala ranked 73 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 84 in total exports ($16.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, El Salvador exported $1.21B to Guatemala. The main products exported from El Salvador to Guatemala were Plastic Lids ($78.7M), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($59.8M), and Petroleum Gas ($55M). During the last 27 years the exports of El Salvador to Guatemala have increased at an annualized rate of 6.72%, from $209M in 1995 to $1.21B in 2022.

In 2022, Guatemala exported $2.03B to El Salvador. The main products exported from Guatemala to El Salvador were Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($116M), Petroleum Gas ($86M), and Electricity ($85.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Guatemala to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 7.44%, from $292M in 1995 to $2.03B in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

El Salvador Exports

Guatemala Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B
Guatemala
Top Destination
United States$5.23B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Guatemala were Singapore ($18.7M), Czechia ($11.7M), and Slovakia ($7.38M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Guatemala than El Salvador were United States ($5.23B), Netherlands ($658M), and Nicaragua ($1B).

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

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Guatemala

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Guatemala in the exports of Foodstuffs ($243M), Textiles ($177M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($164M).

During 2022, Guatemala had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Foodstuffs ($312M), Chemical Products ($305M), and Mineral Products ($251M).

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 Guatemala. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Guatemala has comparative advantage over El Salvador.

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

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