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2023
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Exports $237MRnk 109 / 220
2023
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Top Product $36MPackaged Medicaments
2023
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Exports $58.7MRnk 11 / 150
2023
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Top Product $24.2MPesticides
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.79Rnk 5 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.0012Rnk 63 / 132
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GDP$4.53TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH18.8%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$34BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH54.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $54,343CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH15.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$5,391CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH50.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Germany-El Salvador Trade: In 2023, Germany exported $237M to El Salvador. The main products that Germany exported to El Salvador were Packaged Medicaments ($36M), Other Plastic Products ($13.4M), and Medical Instruments ($10.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 4.01%, from $195M in 2018 to $237M in 2023.

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

El Salvador-Germany Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $58.7M to Germany. The main products that El Salvador exported to Germany were Pesticides ($24.2M), Coffee ($11.2M), and Electrical Capacitors ($5.71M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.15%,  from $72.5M in 2018 to $58.7M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.79), and 3 in total exports ($1.57T). That same year, El Salvador ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0012), and 118 in total exports ($6.76B).

Latest Trends

November, 2024

About

Overview In November 2024, Germany exported €13M and imported €5.27M from El Salvador, resulting in a positive trade balance of €7.77M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of Germany have decreased by €-2.32M (-15.1%) from €15.4M to €13M, while imports decreased by €-990k (-15.8%) from €6.26M to €5.27M.

Trade In November 2024, the top exports of Germany to El Salvador were Medical, surgical equipment, orthopaedic apparatus (€1.09M), Articles of plastic (€635k), Motor cars and motor caravans (€488k), Machinery for electricity production, distribution (€470k), and Pharmaceutical products (€439k). In November 2024 the top imports of Germany from El Salvador were Electronic devices (€1.26M), Apparel of knitted, crocheted silk, man-made... (€704k), Sugar beets, sugar and sugar products (€256k), Apparel of silk, man-made fibres, excl.... (€76k), and Other raw materials inclusive waste (€55k).

Origins In November 2024 the exports of Germany were mainly from Baden-Württemberg (€1.73M), Bavaria (€1.18M), Hesse (€1.17M), North Rhine-Westphalia (€1.09M), and Lower Saxony (€863k), while imports destinations were mainly Bavaria (€3.49M), Hamburg (€442k), Baden-Württemberg (€270k), North Rhine-Westphalia (€244k), and Hesse (€211k).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year exports to El Salvador was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Aircraft (€-879k or -70.7%), Machinery for textile, apparel, leather production (€-248k or -77.7%), and Paper and paperboard (€-180k or -57%). In November 2024, the decrease in Germany's year-by-year imports  from El Salvador was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Coffee (€-509k or -99.4%), Other machinery (€-31k or -41.3%), and Apparel of knitted or crocheted fabrics... (€-10k or -35.7%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€-2.32M(-15.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)€-990k(-15.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Baden-Württemberg€1.73M

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Germany. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Germany over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Germany exported $237M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Germany to El Salvador were Packaged Medicaments ($36M), Other Plastic Products ($13.4M), and Medical Instruments ($10.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 4.01%, from $195M in 2018 to $237M in 2023.

In 2018, El Salvador exported $58.7M to Germany. The main products exported from El Salvador to Germany were Pesticides ($24.2M), Coffee ($11.2M), and Electrical Capacitors ($5.71M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Germany have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.15%, from $72.5M in 2023 to $58.7M in 2018.

Exports from Germany (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

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Germany
Top DestinationUnited States$157B
El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.41B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Germany than El Salvador included United States ($157B), France ($118B), and Netherlands ($108B).

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

Difference in imports from El Salvador (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Germany - El Salvador

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

During 2023, Germany had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Machines ($69M), Chemical Products ($64.5M), and Instruments ($25.4M).

During 2018, El Salvador had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Chemical Products ($24.2M), Vegetable Products ($11.5M), and Textiles ($10.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Germany El Salvador+$13.3MCars
Top Product Potential El Salvador Germany+$9.17MCoffee

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 Germany and El Salvador. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany 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 Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

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