United States Imports from El Salvador was US$2.41 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from El Salvador - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on October of 2025.

Techsalerator’s Import/Export Trade Data for El Salvador

Techsalerator’s Import/Export Trade Data for El Salvador provides a comprehensive and insightful collection of information on international trade activities involving Salvadoran companies. This dataset offers a detailed examination of trade transactions, documenting and classifying imports and exports across various industries within El Salvador.

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Techsalerator's Import/Export Trade Data for El Salvador delivers a thorough analysis of trade activities, integrating data from customs reports, trade agreements, and shipping records. This comprehensive dataset helps businesses, investors, and trade analysts understand El Salvador’s trade landscape in detail.

Key Data Fields

Company Name: Lists the companies involved in trade transactions. This information helps identify potential partners or competitors and track industry-specific trade patterns.
Trade Volume: Details the quantity or value of goods traded, providing insights into the scale and economic impact of trade activities.
Product Category: Specifies the types of goods traded, such as raw materials or finished products, aiding in understanding market demand and supply chain dynamics.
Import/Export Country: Identifies the countries of origin or destination for traded goods, offering insights into regional trade relationships and market access.
Transaction Date: Records the date of transactions, revealing seasonal trends and shifts in trade dynamics over time.

Top Trade Trends in El Salvador

Trade Balance Dynamics: El Salvador’s trade balance is closely tied to its relationships with major partners such as the United States and Guatemala. Policy changes and trade agreements continue to shape these relationships, impacting the country’s overall trade performance.
US-El Salvador Trade Relations: The United States remains a key trading partner for El Salvador, with significant trade activities resulting from agreements such as the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
Diversification of Export Markets: El Salvador is increasingly exploring new markets beyond its traditional trading partners, a trend that reflects its efforts to broaden global trade opportunities.
Growth in Manufactured Goods Exports: El Salvador has seen steady growth in the export of manufactured products, such as textiles and plastics, playing a key role in the country’s economic activities.
Emphasis on Digital Trade: With the rise of digitalization in trade, Salvadoran companies are increasingly adopting technologies to streamline import/export processes and improve efficiency in the global marketplace.

Notable Companies in Salvadoran Trade Data

Industrias La Constancia: A leading beverage company in El Salvador, involved in both importing raw materials and exporting finished goods to international markets.
Tigo El Salvador: A major telecommunications provider, involved in the import and export of telecom equipment, reflecting its significant role in El Salvador’s tech and communications trade.
Grupo Calleja: The parent company of Super Selectos, one of the largest retail chains in El Salvador, involved in the import of consumer goods and agricultural products.
Alba Petróleos: A key player in the energy sector, responsible for importing petroleum products and contributing significantly to the country’s energy trade.
Export Salvadoreña S.A. de C.V.: A prominent exporter of agricultural products such as coffee, sugar, and tropical fruits, showcasing the strength of El Salvador’s agricultural trade.

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To obtain Techsalerator’s Import/Export Trade Data for El Salvador, please contact us at info@techsalerator.com with your requirements. We will provide a customized quote based on the number of data fields and records needed, with delivery available within 24 hours. Ongoing access options can also be discussed.

Included Data Fields:

Company Name
Trade Volume
Product Category
Import/Export Country
Transaction Date
Shipping Details
Customs Codes
Trade Value

For detailed insights into El Salvador’s import and export activities and trends, Techsalerator’s dataset is an invaluable resource for staying informed and making strategic decisions.

Imports in El Salvador increased to 1498.41 USD Million in September from 1398.18 USD Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - El Salvador Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

El Salvador SV: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data was reported at 1,045.000 USD in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,025.000 USD for 2013. El Salvador SV: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data is updated yearly, averaging 907.500 USD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,045.000 USD in 2014 and a record low of 585.000 USD in 2007. El Salvador SV: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

Time series data for the statistic Imports_El_Salvador_from_Suriname. Indicator Definition:Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US DollarsThe indicator "Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars" stands at 0.036 Thousand as of 5/31/2025, the lowest value since 8/31/2016. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -55.56 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -55.56.The 3 year change in percent is -95.58.The Serie's long term average value is 3.73 Thousand. It's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is 99.03 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 10/31/2009, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is +1,100.00%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 1/31/2024, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is -99.97%.

El Salvador SV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 36.505 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 33.640 % for 2015. El Salvador SV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 36.213 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.433 % in 1980 and a record low of 15.221 % in 1960. El Salvador SV: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

El Salvador SV: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy data was reported at 9.692 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.409 USD bn for 2015. El Salvador SV: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy data is updated yearly, averaging 1.040 USD bn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.760 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 108.400 USD mn in 1961. El Salvador SV: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Imports. Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Sum;

Time series data for the statistic Imports_El_Salvador_from_Serbia. Indicator Definition:Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US DollarsThe indicator "Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars" stands at 0.1231 Million as of 5/31/2025. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -69.55 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -69.55.The 3 year change in percent is 211.40.The 5 year change in percent is 2,367.59.The Serie's long term average value is 0.0412 Million. It's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is 198.45 percent higher, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2017, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is +341,866.67%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 4/30/2021, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is -88.21%.

El Salvador Exports to United States was US$2.16 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. El Salvador Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

El Salvador SV: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: United States data was reported at 3.863 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.671 USD bn for 2016. El Salvador SV: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: United States data is updated yearly, averaging 306.151 USD mn from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2017, with 70 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.311 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 28.400 USD mn in 1949. El Salvador SV: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: United States data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.IMF.DOT: Imports: cif: by Country: Annual.

Time series data for the statistic Imports_El_Salvador_from_Eswatini. Indicator Definition:Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US DollarsThe indicator "Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars" stands at 0.0027 Million as of 5/31/2025. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -68.75 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -68.75.The 3 year change in percent is 248.69.The 5 year change in percent is -82.90.The 10 year change in percent is -84.10.The Serie's long term average value is 0.0625 Million. It's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is 95.72 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 6/30/2022, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is +9,439.29%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 8/31/2016, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is -99.73%.

United States Imports: Customs: El Salvador data was reported at 217.100 USD mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 176.600 USD mn for Apr 2018. United States Imports: Customs: El Salvador data is updated monthly, averaging 148.100 USD mn from Jan 1985 (Median) to May 2018, with 401 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 272.300 USD mn in Jul 2015 and a record low of 9.500 USD mn in Dec 1986. United States Imports: Customs: El Salvador data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA012: Trade Statistics: Census Basis: By Country: Imports: Customs.

El Salvador SV: Import Value Index data was reported at 199.204 2000=100 in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 210.540 2000=100 for 2015. El Salvador SV: Import Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 80.089 2000=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 217.747 2000=100 in 2013 and a record low of 22.578 2000=100 in 1982. El Salvador SV: Import Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

United States US: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere: El Salvador data was reported at 2.471 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.497 USD bn for 2016. United States US: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere: El Salvador data is updated yearly, averaging 312.000 USD mn from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2017, with 70 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.588 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 35.000 USD mn in 1960. United States US: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Western Hemisphere: El Salvador data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.IMF.DOT: Imports: cif: by Country: Annual.

Time series data for the statistic Imports_El_Salvador_from_Senegal. Indicator Definition:Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US DollarsThe indicator "Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars" stands at 6E-4 Million as of 9/30/2023, the lowest value since 9/30/2024. Regarding the Three-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -99.76 percent compared to the value three years prior.The 3 year change in percent is -99.76.The Serie's long term average value is 0.0653 Million. It's latest available value, on 4/30/2025, is 99.51 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 12/31/2023, to it's latest available value, on 4/30/2025, is +31,700.00%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 12/31/2013, to it's latest available value, on 4/30/2025, is -99.99%.

El Salvador's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$15.97 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. El Salvador's main import partners were: the United States, China and Guatemala. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Electrical, electronic equipment and Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. Total Exports were valued at US$6.45 Billion. In 2024, El Salvador had a trade deficit of US$9.53 Billion.

Time series data for the statistic Imports_El_Salvador_from_Myanmar. Indicator Definition:Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US DollarsThe indicator "Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars" stands at 22.68 Thousand as of 5/31/2025. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -30.44 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -30.44.The 3 year change in percent is -47.95.The 5 year change in percent is 254.61.The Serie's long term average value is 25.07 Thousand. It's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is 9.52 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 10/31/2015, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is +174,369.23%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 4/30/2023, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is -83.61%.

Time series data for the statistic Imports_El_Salvador_from_the_Gambia,_The. Indicator Definition:Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US DollarsThe indicator "Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars" stands at 0.427 Thousand as of 5/31/2025, the lowest value since 1/31/2025. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -46.85 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -46.85.The Serie's long term average value is 2.08 Thousand. It's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is 79.43 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 8/31/2005, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is +42,600.00%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 11/30/2024, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is -99.21%.

Time series data for the statistic Imports_El_Salvador_from_Barbados. Indicator Definition:Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US DollarsThe indicator "Goods, Value of Imports, Cost, Insurance, Freight (CIF), US Dollars" stands at 1.32 Thousand as of 5/31/2025, the lowest value since 10/31/2024. Regarding the One-Year-Change of the series, the current value constitutes a decrease of -39.26 percent compared to the value the year prior.The 1 year change in percent is -39.26.The 3 year change in percent is 41.20.The Serie's long term average value is 41.47 Thousand. It's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is 96.81 percent lower, compared to it's long term average value.The Serie's change in percent from it's minimum value, on 4/30/2008, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is +132,200.00%.The Serie's change in percent from it's maximum value, on 10/31/2006, to it's latest available value, on 5/31/2025, is -99.80%.

El Salvador Imports from United States of Balances of a Sensitivity of 50mg or Better was US$22.17 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. El Salvador Imports from United States of Balances of a Sensitivity of 50mg or Better - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.