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Export Market

El Salvador

ISO: SV / SLV

Country Profile

Capital San Salvador
Population 6.0M
GDP $35.4B (2024)
GDP per Capita $5,580
Income Level Upper-Middle Income
Currency United States dollar (USD $)
Language Spanish
Timezone UTC-06:00
Region North America · Central America

Trade Partners

El Salvador Exports To

  • USA 36.0%
  • Guatemala 17.0%
  • Honduras 15.0%
  • Nicaragua 8.0%
  • Costa Rica 5.0%

Key exports: garments, plastic products, electrical capacitors, raw sugar, toilet paper (2023)

El Salvador Imports From

  • USA 28.0%
  • China 15.0%
  • Guatemala 11.0%
  • Mexico 8.0%
  • Honduras 5.0%

Key imports: refined petroleum, natural gas, garments, packaged medicine, plastics (2023)

Economic Overview

upper-middle-income, dollarized Central American economy; reliant on remittances from US; recent growth linked to infrastructure investment, consumption, and crime reduction; $1.3 billion IMF loan to address fiscal imbalances; Bitcoin adopted as legal tender; persistent poverty and large informal sector

Government: presidential republic

UK Trade Status

FTA in Force

The UK has a free trade agreement with El Salvador, providing preferential market access for UK exporters.

Geographic Region

Latin America and Caribbean

Export Guidance

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Official Resources

Government export support for El Salvador.

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