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About

South Africa-El Salvador Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $4.24M to El Salvador. The main products that South Africa exported to El Salvador were Delivery Trucks ($2.57M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($369k), and Jams ($248k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $1.72M in 2017 to $4.24M in 2022.

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

El Salvador-South Africa Trade: In 2022, El Salvador exported $4.02M to South Africa. The main products that El Salvador exported to South Africa were Electrical Capacitors ($2.12M), Coffee ($956k), and Leather Footwear ($584k). Over the past 5 years the exports of El Salvador to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.3%,  from $9.21M in 2017 to $4.02M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B). 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, South Africa exported $4.24M to El Salvador. The main products exported from South Africa to El Salvador were Delivery Trucks ($2.57M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($369k), and Jams ($248k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $1.72M in 2017 to $4.24M in 2022.

In 2017, El Salvador exported $4.02M to South Africa. The main products exported from El Salvador to South Africa were Electrical Capacitors ($2.12M), Coffee ($956k), and Leather Footwear ($584k). During the last 5 years the exports of El Salvador to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.3%, from $9.21M in 2022 to $4.02M in 2017.

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

Exports from El Salvador (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than El Salvador included China ($23.4B), Germany ($9.96B), and India ($9.14B).

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

Difference in imports from El Salvador (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Africa - El Salvador

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Transportation ($2.61M), Foodstuffs ($626k), and Machines ($277k).

During 2017, El Salvador had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($2.2M), Vegetable Products ($958k), and Footwear and Headwear ($587k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential South Africa El Salvador+$2.37MDelivery Trucks
Top Product Potential El Salvador South Africa+$652kCoffee

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

Product Space of South Africa (Flag) and El Salvador (Flag) (2022)

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