El Salvador (SLV) and Brazil (BRA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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El Salvador-Brazil Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $12.9M to Brazil. The main products that El Salvador exported to Brazil were Pesticides ($3.84M), Scrap Aluminium ($2.26M), and Processed Fish ($1.98M). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $5.86M in 2017 to $12.9M in 2022.

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

Brazil-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Brazil exported $251M to El Salvador. The main products that Brazil exported to El Salvador were Corn ($61.7M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($27M), and Rice ($17.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $139M in 2017 to $251M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B). That same year, Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.36), and 25 in total exports ($341B).

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In 2022, El Salvador exported $12.9M to Brazil. The main products exported from El Salvador to Brazil were Pesticides ($3.84M), Scrap Aluminium ($2.26M), and Processed Fish ($1.98M). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 17%, from $5.86M in 2017 to $12.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Brazil exported $251M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Brazil to El Salvador were Corn ($61.7M), Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($27M), and Rice ($17.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $139M in 2022 to $251M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between El Salvador () and Brazil ()

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El Salvador
Top DestinationUnited States$2.87B

Brazil
Top DestinationChina$90.1B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Brazil included Honduras ($1.18B), Guatemala ($1.21B), and Nicaragua ($497M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brazil than El Salvador included China ($90.1B), United States ($36.6B), and Argentina ($15.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Brazil

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.85M), Metals ($2.3M), and Foodstuffs ($1.98M).

During 2017, Brazil had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Vegetable Products ($80.9M), Machines ($41.2M), and Paper Goods ($35.2M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador Brazil+$4.88MPesticides

Top Product Potential Brazil El Salvador+$5.28MCars

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between El Salvador () and Brazil ()

El Salvador Exports

Brazil Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Brazil

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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