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GDP
$32.5BCURRENT US$
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51.9%CURRENT US$
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$15.7BCURRENT US$
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48.8%CURRENT US$
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$5,127CURRENT US$
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47.7%CURRENT US$
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$2,255CURRENT US$
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29.1%CURRENT US$
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About

El Salvador-Nicaragua In 2022, El Salvador exported $497M to Nicaragua. The main products that El Salvador exported to Nicaragua are Petroleum Gas ($62.3M), Plastic Lids ($42.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($31.2M). During the last 27 years the exports of El Salvador to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 7.59%, from $68.9M in 1995 to $497M in 2022.

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

Nicaragua-El Salvador In 2022, Nicaragua exported $437M to El Salvador. The main products that Nicaragua exported to El Salvador were Cheese ($137M), Bovine Meat ($124M), and Dried Legumes ($28.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Nicaragua to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 8.82%, from $44.6M in 1995 to $437M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  El Salvador ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.029), and 114 in total exports ($7.47B). That same year, Nicaragua ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 111 in total exports ($7.92B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, El Salvador exported $497M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from El Salvador to Nicaragua were Petroleum Gas ($62.3M), Plastic Lids ($42.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($31.2M). During the last 27 years the exports of El Salvador to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 7.59%, from $68.9M in 1995 to $497M in 2022.

In 2022, Nicaragua exported $437M to El Salvador. The main products exported from Nicaragua to El Salvador were Cheese ($137M), Bovine Meat ($124M), and Dried Legumes ($28.1M). During the last 27 years the exports of Nicaragua to El Salvador have increased at an annualized rate of 8.82%, from $44.6M in 1995 to $437M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

El Salvador Exports

Nicaragua Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
El Salvador
Top Destination
United States$2.87B
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from El Salvador than Nicaragua were Guatemala ($1.21B), Honduras ($1.18B), and Dominican Republic ($141M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than El Salvador were United States ($4.09B), Mexico ($943M), and Switzerland ($118M).

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

Comparative Advantage El Salvador - Nicaragua

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, El Salvador had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Mineral Products ($83.1M), Plastics and Rubbers ($70M), and Chemical Products ($64.5M).

During 2022, Nicaragua had a large net trade with El Salvador in the exports of Animal Products ($305M), Vegetable Products ($52.7M), and Textiles ($29.6M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more El Salvador has comparative advantage over Nicaragua. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Nicaragua has comparative advantage over El Salvador.

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

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