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About

United Arab Emirates-El Salvador Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $17M to El Salvador. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to El Salvador were Raw Aluminium ($11.4M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($1.55M), and Refined Petroleum ($821k). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to El Salvador have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.93%, from $19.7M in 2018 to $17M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to El Salvador.

El Salvador-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $2.22M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that El Salvador exported to United Arab Emirates were Knit T-shirts ($615k), Coffee ($582k), and Knit Women's Shirts ($140k). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 4.18%,  from $1.81M in 2018 to $2.22M in 2023.

In 2023, El Salvador did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2023,  United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B). That same year, El Salvador ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0012), and 118 in total exports ($6.76B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $17M to El Salvador. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to El Salvador were Raw Aluminium ($11.4M), Raw Plastic Sheeting ($1.55M), and Refined Petroleum ($821k). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to El Salvador have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.93%, from $19.7M in 2018 to $17M in 2023.

In 2018, El Salvador exported $2.22M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from El Salvador to United Arab Emirates were Knit T-shirts ($615k), Coffee ($582k), and Knit Women's Shirts ($140k). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 4.18%, from $1.81M in 2023 to $2.22M in 2018.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

El Salvador Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.41B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than El Salvador included China ($40.2B), India ($38.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

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

Difference in imports from El Salvador (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - El Salvador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Metals ($11.5M), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.85M), and Mineral Products ($1.05M).

During 2018, El Salvador had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Textiles ($1.35M), Vegetable Products ($582k), and Machines ($92k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates El Salvador+$789kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential El Salvador United Arab Emirates+$719kKnit T-shirts

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

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

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