El Salvador
South & Central America and the Caribbean
Trade in El Salvador
| El Salvador was the world’s 122nd largest exporter of goods and 93rd largest exporter of commercial services in 2025. Export values were $6428 and $5999 million USD respectively. El Salvador’s top export category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products, and fuels and mining products. In 2023, El Salvador’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to United States, Guatemala and Honduras, with trade representing 85.68 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, El Salvador is the world’s 93rd largest importer of goods and 106th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $17848 and $3258 million USD respectively in 2025. El Salvador’s top import category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products and fuels and mining products. Leading import partners were United States, China and Guatemala. El Salvador is part of 12 different Regional Trade Agreements, including with Central American Common Market (CACM), Central American Common Market (CACM) – Accession of Panama and Chile – El Salvador (Chile – Central America). |
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General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Republic of El Salvador |
Abbreviation |
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Capital |
San Salvador |
WTO Membership Date |
7 May 1995 |
Legal System |
civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court |
Language |
Spanish |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
United States dollar |
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Exchange Rate |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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Business Support Organizations |
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Government MSME Agency |
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Copyright Offices |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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TBT Enquiry Points Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
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Last Reviewed: October, 2026
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