2022
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GDP
$32.5BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
51.9%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP
$5.64BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
22.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$5,127CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
47.7%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$20,019CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
19.9%CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-Barbados Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $601k to Barbados. The main products that El Salvador exported to Barbados were Cleaning Products ($233k), Packaged Medicaments ($197k), and Toilet Paper ($68.5k). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Barbados have increased at an annualized rate of 11.7%, from $345k in 2017 to $601k in 2022.

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

Barbados-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Barbados exported $61.7k to El Salvador. The main products that Barbados exported to El Salvador were Pesticides ($33.3k), Hard Liquor ($23.5k), and Kaolin ($4.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Barbados to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 27.2%,  from $18.6k in 2017 to $61.7k in 2022.

In 2022, Barbados 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, Barbados ranked 176 in total exports ($393M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, El Salvador exported $601k to Barbados. The main products exported from El Salvador to Barbados were Cleaning Products ($233k), Packaged Medicaments ($197k), and Toilet Paper ($68.5k). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Barbados have increased at an annualized rate of 11.7%, from $345k in 2017 to $601k in 2022.

In 2017, Barbados exported $61.7k to El Salvador. The main products exported from Barbados to El Salvador were Pesticides ($33.3k), Hard Liquor ($23.5k), and Kaolin ($4.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Barbados to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 27.2%, from $18.6k in 2022 to $61.7k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

El Salvador Exports

Barbados Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B
Barbados
Top Destination
United States$88.6M

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Barbados than El Salvador included Guyana ($29.7M), Trinidad and Tobago ($33.8M), and Saint Lucia ($20.8M).

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

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Barbados

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Barbados in the exports of Chemical Products ($430k), Paper Goods ($114k), and Metals ($36.7k).

During 2017, Barbados had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Chemical Products ($33.3k), Foodstuffs ($23.5k), and Mineral Products ($4.9k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of El Salvador and Barbados. This means that a dot/product with the flag of El Salvador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Barbados. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Barbados indicates it has a comparative advantage over El Salvador.

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

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