El Salvador (SLV) and South Africa (ZAF) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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El Salvador-South Africa Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $3.76M to South Africa. The main products that El Salvador exported to South Africa were Electrical Capacitors ($2.06M), Coffee ($796k), and Leather Footwear ($398k). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.9%, from $5.67M in 2018 to $3.76M in 2023.

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

South Africa-El Salvador Trade: In 2023, South Africa exported $5.71M to El Salvador. The main products that South Africa exported to El Salvador were Delivery Trucks ($3.72M), Jams ($547k), and Propylene Polymers ($370k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 21.3%, from $2.17M in 2018 to $5.71M in 2023.

In 2023, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.07), and 34 in total exports ($154B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, El Salvador exported $3.76M to South Africa. The main products exported from El Salvador to South Africa were Electrical Capacitors ($2.06M), Coffee ($796k), and Leather Footwear ($398k). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.9%, from $5.67M in 2018 to $3.76M in 2023.

In 2018, South Africa exported $5.71M to El Salvador. The main products exported from South Africa to El Salvador were Delivery Trucks ($3.72M), Jams ($547k), and Propylene Polymers ($370k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 21.3%, from $2.17M in 2023 to $5.71M in 2018.

Exports from El Salvador () to South Africa () (2023)

Exports from South Africa () to El Salvador () (2023)

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Trade between El Salvador () and South Africa ()

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El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.41B

South Africa
Top DestinationChina$29.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from El Salvador than South Africa included Guatemala ($1.15B), Honduras ($1.03B), and Nicaragua ($511M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Africa than El Salvador included China ($29.5B), India ($10.8B), and Germany ($10.8B).

Difference in imports from South Africa () and El Salvador () (2023)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - South Africa

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

During 2023, El Salvador had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($2.26M), Vegetable Products ($803k), and Footwear and Headwear ($399k).

During 2018, South Africa had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Transportation ($3.84M), Foodstuffs ($787k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($383k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador South Africa+$652kCoffee

Top Product Potential South Africa El Salvador+$2.37MDelivery Trucks

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from El Salvador () to South Africa () (2023)

Exports from South Africa () to El Salvador () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between El Salvador () and South Africa ()

El Salvador Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from South Africa () and El Salvador () (2023)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - South Africa

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of El Salvador () and South Africa () (2023)

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