2023
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GDP
$34BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
54.7%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP
$66.4BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
103%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC 
$5,391CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
50.5%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC
$628CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
45.5%CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2023, El Salvador exported $135k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that El Salvador exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Garden Tools ($98.3k), Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($14.3k), and Milling Stones ($11.7k). Over the past 7 years the exports of El Salvador to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 72.2%, from $3.02k in 2016 to $135k in 2023.

In 2023, El Salvador did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-El Salvador In N/A, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any products to El Salvador.

In 2023, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to El Salvador.

Comparison: In 2023,  El Salvador ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0012), and 118 in total exports ($6.76B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.94), and 78 in total exports ($20.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, El Salvador exported $135k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from El Salvador to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Garden Tools ($98.3k), Trailers and semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled vehicles ($14.3k), and Milling Stones ($11.7k). During the last 7 years the exports of El Salvador to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 72.2%, from $3.02k in 2016 to $135k in 2023.

Democratic Republic of the Congo does not register exports to El Salvador. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to El Salvador were Knit Men's Undergarments ($1.6k), Insulated Wire ($177), and Non-Knit Men's Coats ($138).

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.41B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Democratic Republic of the Congo included United States ($2.41B), Guatemala ($1.15B), and Honduras ($1.03B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than El Salvador included China ($14.3B), United Arab Emirates ($1.45B), and India ($684M).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between El Salvador and Democratic Republic of the Congo by product, considering products traded by both, El Salvador and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

During 2023, El Salvador had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Metals ($107k), Transportation ($14.3k), and Stone And Glass ($11.7k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential El Salvador Democratic Republic of the Congo+$43.2kGarden Tools
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo El Salvador+$7.05kInsulated 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 El Salvador and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of El Salvador indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over El Salvador.

Product Space of El Salvador (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2023)

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