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About

Mexico-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Mexico exported $1.25B to El Salvador. The main products that Mexico exported to El Salvador were Video Displays ($58.3M), Packaged Medicaments ($50.1M), and Cars ($49.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 7.8%, from $861M in 2017 to $1.25B in 2022.

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

El Salvador-Mexico Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $220M to Mexico. The main products that El Salvador exported to Mexico were Insulated Wire ($48.5M), Knit T-shirts ($46M), and Raw Plastic Sheeting ($32.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 9.91%,  from $137M in 2017 to $220M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 10 in total exports ($549B). That same year, El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Mexico exported $1.25B to El Salvador. The main products exported from Mexico to El Salvador were Video Displays ($58.3M), Packaged Medicaments ($50.1M), and Cars ($49.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mexico to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 7.8%, from $861M in 2017 to $1.25B in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $220M to Mexico. The main products exported from El Salvador to Mexico were Insulated Wire ($48.5M), Knit T-shirts ($46M), and Raw Plastic Sheeting ($32.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 9.91%, from $137M in 2022 to $220M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Mexico Exports

El Salvador Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Mexico
Top Destination
United States$421B
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mexico than El Salvador included United States ($421B), Canada ($22.2B), and China ($12.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Mexico included Honduras ($1.18B), Haiti ($16.5M), and Mali ($714k).

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

Comparative Advantage Mexico - El Salvador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Mexico had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Machines ($258M), Chemical Products ($203M), and Foodstuffs ($156M).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Textiles ($76.9M), Machines ($60.6M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($44.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mexico El Salvador+$31.7MCars
Top Product Potential El Salvador Mexico+$20MInsulated Wire

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

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

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