El Salvador Major Trade Partners
Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of El Salvador in terms of export sales (selling), including United States, Germany, and Spain. The second lists top trade partners of El Salvador regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to El Salvador.
El Salvador Major Exports
Market Value: 2,614 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | United States | 2,135,697 | 81.70 | 526.79 |
| 2 | Germany | 120,819 | 4.62 | 253.31 |
| 3 | Spain | 101,864 | 3.90 | 170.18 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 49,499 | 1.89 | 96.23 |
| 5 | Canada | 33,272 | 1.27 | 140.94 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 25,972 | 0.99 | 369.78 |
| 7 | Mexico | 24,704 | 0.95 | (30.99) |
| 8 | Belgium | 21,906 | 0.84 | 173.33 |
| 9 | Japan | 18,535 | 0.71 | 143.02 |
| 10 | Chile | 13,719 | 0.52 | 434.61 |
| 11 | Italy | 10,651 | 0.41 | 124.41 |
| 12 | Venezuela | 6,475 | 0.25 | 184.14 |
| 13 | France | 6,191 | 0.24 | (38.20) |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 5,720 | 0.22 | (18.27) |
| 15 | Brazil | 4,513 | 0.17 | 1,309.40 |
| 16 | Sweden | 4,491 | 0.17 | 166.07 |
| 17 | China | 4,034 | 0.15 | 11.46 |
| 18 | Ecuador | 3,500 | 0.13 | 409.29 |
| 19 | India | 3,402 | 0.13 | 148.96 |
| 20 | Cuba | 3,273 | 0.13 | (11.69) |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 2,189 | 0.08 | 6.15 |
| 22 | Vietnam | 2,147 | 0.08 | 128.19 |
| 23 | South Korea | 1,759 | 0.07 | 96.46 |
| 24 | Jamaica | 1,738 | 0.07 | (58.35) |
| 25 | Haiti | 1,601 | 0.06 | 84.01 |
| 26 | South Africa | 1,344 | 0.05 | 4,808.04 |
| 27 | Portugal | 1,334 | 0.05 | 28.06 |
| 28 | Russia | 1,287 | 0.05 | (94.87) |
| 29 | Bahamas | 1,252 | 0.05 | (3.41) |
| 30 | Thailand | 1,071 | 0.04 | 2,404.59 |
El Salvador Major Imports
Market Value: 6,237 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | United States | 2,915,181 | 46.74 | 90.94 |
| 2 | Mexico | 706,302 | 11.32 | 88.81 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 351,362 | 5.63 | 270.96 |
| 4 | China | 319,453 | 5.12 | 181.40 |
| 5 | Brazil | 270,648 | 4.34 | 60.74 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 188,055 | 3.01 | (23.10) |
| 7 | Japan | 154,539 | 2.48 | 15.30 |
| 8 | Chile | 142,256 | 2.28 | 93.01 |
| 9 | Colombia | 135,101 | 2.17 | 132.24 |
| 10 | Netherlands Antilles | 116,278 | 1.86 | 85.59 |
| 11 | South Korea | 88,141 | 1.41 | 32.35 |
| 12 | Germany | 84,285 | 1.35 | (9.01) |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 55,928 | 0.90 | 3,863.05 |
| 14 | Canada | 52,415 | 0.84 | 12.81 |
| 15 | Russia | 50,771 | 0.81 | 80.70 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 43,041 | 0.69 | 54.92 |
| 17 | Spain | 38,038 | 0.61 | (63.63) |
| 18 | Italy | 37,347 | 0.60 | 3.25 |
| 19 | Thailand | 36,436 | 0.58 | 127.79 |
| 20 | Belgium | 34,996 | 0.56 | (5.38) |
| 21 | Nigeria | 34,932 | 0.56 | NA |
| 22 | Finland | 33,599 | 0.54 | 273.70 |
| 23 | Uruguay | 32,531 | 0.52 | 921.23 |
| 24 | France | 29,754 | 0.48 | (55.48) |
| 25 | Sweden | 27,594 | 0.44 | (23.64) |
| 26 | Ukraine | 26,498 | 0.42 | (16.36) |
| 27 | Netherlands | 23,348 | 0.37 | 243.89 |
| 28 | Pakistan | 22,911 | 0.37 | 1,741.68 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 20,110 | 0.32 | (19.90) |
| 30 | Peru | 19,937 | 0.32 | (3.39) |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,883 | 0.30 | 31.92 |
| 32 | New Zealand | 16,750 | 0.27 | 30.82 |
| 33 | Norway | 16,406 | 0.26 | 65.15 |
| 34 | Malaysia | 13,824 | 0.22 | 83.69 |
| 35 | Denmark | 11,058 | 0.18 | 9.10 |
| 36 | India | 9,688 | 0.16 | (24.77) |
