Panama (PAN) and El Salvador (SLV) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Panama-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Panama exported $57.7M to El Salvador. The main products that Panama exported to El Salvador were Electricity ($15.4M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($13.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($7.53M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Panama to El Salvador have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.7%, from $184M in 2017 to $57.7M in 2022.

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

El Salvador-Panama Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $146M to Panama. The main products that El Salvador exported to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($17M), Toilet Paper ($17M), and Packaged Medicaments ($12.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 3.25%, from $124M in 2017 to $146M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Panama ranked 56 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.17), and 119 in total exports ($6.62B). That same year, El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B).

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In 2022, Panama exported $57.7M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Panama to El Salvador were Electricity ($15.4M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($13.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($7.53M). During the last 5 years the exports of Panama to El Salvador have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.7%, from $184M in 2017 to $57.7M in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $146M to Panama. The main products exported from El Salvador to Panama were Refined Petroleum ($17M), Toilet Paper ($17M), and Packaged Medicaments ($12.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Panama have increased at an annualized rate of 3.25%, from $124M in 2022 to $146M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Panama () and El Salvador ()

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Panama
Top DestinationChina$1.14B

El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Panama than El Salvador included China ($1.14B), Japan ($785M), and South Korea ($539M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Panama included United States ($2.87B), Honduras ($1.18B), and Guatemala ($1.21B).

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - El Salvador

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

During 2022, Panama had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Mineral Products ($23M), Animal Products ($14.3M), and Chemical Products ($6.77M).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with Panama in the exports of Chemical Products ($32.7M), Paper Goods ($28.2M), and Foodstuffs ($24.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Panama El Salvador+$1.91MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential El Salvador Panama+$7.13MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

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Trade between Panama () and El Salvador ()

Panama Exports

El Salvador Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Panama - El Salvador

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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