El Salvador (SLV) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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El Salvador-Japan Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $16.8M to Japan. The main products that El Salvador exported to Japan were Coffee ($12.7M), Leather Footwear ($1.45M), and Knit Sweaters ($728k). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.72%, from $18.3M in 2017 to $16.8M in 2022.

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

Japan-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $248M to El Salvador. The main products that Japan exported to El Salvador were Delivery Trucks ($36.7M), Cars ($36M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($31.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.17%, from $212M in 2017 to $248M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

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In 2022, El Salvador exported $16.8M to Japan. The main products exported from El Salvador to Japan were Coffee ($12.7M), Leather Footwear ($1.45M), and Knit Sweaters ($728k). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.72%, from $18.3M in 2017 to $16.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $248M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Japan to El Salvador were Delivery Trucks ($36.7M), Cars ($36M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($31.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 3.17%, from $212M in 2022 to $248M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between El Salvador () and Japan ()

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El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than El Salvador included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

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

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Japan

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.7M), Textiles ($2.23M), and Footwear and Headwear ($1.48M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Transportation ($107M), Metals ($56.9M), and Machines ($39.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador Japan+$5.65MCoffee

Top Product Potential Japan El Salvador+$21.1MCars

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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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of El Salvador and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of El Salvador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over El Salvador.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between El Salvador () and Japan ()

El Salvador Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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