Full trade & compliance profile
El Salvador — Trade & Compliance
El Salvador's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
12
trade agreements
5
cargo treaties
5.94%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1USA31.5%
- 2Guatemala19.4%
- 3Honduras15.5%
- 4Nicaragua8.8%
- 5Costa Rica4.7%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Knitted apparel23.9%
- 2Plastics8.3%
- 3Electrical machinery5.8%
- 4Paper & paperboard5.5%
- 5Sugars5.1%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils15.1%
- 2Electrical machinery7.4%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances7.2%
- 4Vehicles6.6%
- 5Plastics5.8%
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Electrical machinery+1.07pp
- 2Cereal/flour preparations+0.91pp
- 3Pharmaceuticals+0.73pp
Declining export goods
- 1Knitted apparel−5.20pp
- 2Misc chemical products−0.89pp
- 3Non-knitted apparel−0.73pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Central America2021
Korea, Republic of - Central America2019
El Salvador - Ecuador2017
Central American Common Market (CACM) - Accession of Panama2013
El Salvador - Cuba2012
Mexico - Central America2012
Colombia - Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)2009
Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)2006
Panama - El Salvador (Panama - Central America)2003
Chile - El Salvador (Chile - Central America)2002
Dominican Republic - Central America2001
Central American Common Market (CACM)1961
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
SVC
El Salvador Colon
MFN applied tariff
5.94%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
7.3M t
Top mineral output
salt
100K tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 88 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗