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About

Uruguay-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, Uruguay exported $60.1M to El Salvador. The main products that Uruguay exported to El Salvador were Other Edible Preparations ($32.3M), Scented Mixtures ($21.5M), and Rice ($1.64M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 18.9%, from $25.3M in 2017 to $60.1M in 2022.

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

El Salvador-Uruguay Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $371k to Uruguay. The main products that El Salvador exported to Uruguay were Refined Petroleum ($144k), Knit T-shirts ($59.8k), and Other Plastic Products ($29.7k). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 7.97%,  from $253k in 2017 to $371k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Uruguay ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 98 in total exports ($12B). 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, Uruguay exported $60.1M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Uruguay to El Salvador were Other Edible Preparations ($32.3M), Scented Mixtures ($21.5M), and Rice ($1.64M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 18.9%, from $25.3M in 2017 to $60.1M in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $371k to Uruguay. The main products exported from El Salvador to Uruguay were Refined Petroleum ($144k), Knit T-shirts ($59.8k), and Other Plastic Products ($29.7k). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to Uruguay have increased at an annualized rate of 7.97%, from $253k in 2022 to $371k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Uruguay Exports

El Salvador Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.89B
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uruguay than El Salvador included China ($2.89B), Brazil ($1.69B), and Argentina ($999M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Uruguay - El Salvador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Uruguay had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Foodstuffs ($32.3M), Chemical Products ($25.1M), and Vegetable Products ($1.79M).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Mineral Products ($144k), Textiles ($90.9k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($60.1k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Uruguay El Salvador+$497kPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential El Salvador Uruguay+$243kRefined 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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Uruguay and El Salvador. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Uruguay 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 Uruguay.

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

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