El Salvador

El Salvador Imports 2023

Complete list of El Salvador's 185 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$15.37B
Total imports (2023)
#101
Global import rank
185
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

El Salvador imported $15.37 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #101 largest importer. Goods came from 185 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 80.1% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $1.74 billion 11.3% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

185 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1USA$4.36B28.34%
2China$2.30B14.99%
3Guatemala$1.86B12.11%
4Mexico$1.27B8.28%
5Honduras$708.74M4.61%
6Nicaragua$484.49M3.15%
7Costa Rica$449.36M2.92%
8Rep. of Korea$301.58M1.96%
9Brazil$286.78M1.87%
10Japan$280.54M1.83%
11Germany$217.53M1.42%
12Colombia$192.22M1.25%
13India$179.87M1.17%
14Spain$175.03M1.14%
15Viet Nam$174.03M1.13%
16Canada$173.27M1.13%
17Trinidad and Tobago$147.70M0.96%
18Thailand$136.11M0.89%
19Other Asia, nes$128.20M0.83%
20Italy$125.06M0.81%
21Indonesia$108.26M0.70%
22Argentina$86.25M0.56%
23France$85.54M0.56%
24Chile$74.69M0.49%
25Uruguay$69.70M0.45%
26Peru$63.07M0.41%
27Ecuador$59.87M0.39%
28Netherlands$54.89M0.36%
29United Kingdom$52.42M0.34%
30Russian Federation$45.29M0.29%
31Sweden$43.57M0.28%
32Panama$42.00M0.27%
33Belgium$39.15M0.25%
34New Zealand$36.33M0.24%
35Ireland$36.06M0.23%
36Switzerland$32.79M0.21%
37Malaysia$31.57M0.21%
38Türkiye$27.91M0.18%
39Equatorial Guinea$26.98M0.18%
40China, Hong Kong SAR$25.77M0.17%
41Dominican Rep.$23.66M0.15%
42Austria$22.91M0.15%
43Denmark$19.59M0.13%
44Czechia$18.83M0.12%
45Poland$18.74M0.12%
46United Arab Emirates$18.72M0.12%
47Israel$18.01M0.12%
48Finland$17.64M0.11%
49Slovakia$16.03M0.10%
50Bangladesh$15.99M0.10%
51Morocco$13.53M0.09%
52Pakistan$12.65M0.08%
53Portugal$12.06M0.08%
54Singapore$11.28M0.07%
55Saudi Arabia$10.95M0.07%
56Gabon$9.02M0.06%
57Philippines$8.99M0.06%
58Nigeria$8.87M0.06%
59Egypt$7.86M0.05%
60Greece$7.03M0.05%
61Bahrain$6.60M0.04%
62Hungary$6.18M0.04%
63Australia$6.16M0.04%
64Cambodia$5.79M0.04%
65South Africa$5.38M0.03%
66Paraguay$5.27M0.03%
67Ethiopia$4.77M0.03%
68Sri Lanka$4.20M0.03%
69Norway$4.20M0.03%
70Bulgaria$3.72M0.02%
71Estonia$3.52M0.02%
72Andorra$2.76M0.02%
73Oman$1.97M0.01%
74Venezuela$1.90M0.01%
75Romania$1.78M0.01%
76Slovenia$1.69M0.01%
77Lithuania$1.65M0.01%
78Luxembourg$1.47M0.01%
79Seychelles$1.37M0.01%
80Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$1.34M0.01%
81Latvia$799,1450.01%
82Iceland$738,4000.00%
83Tunisia$700,4220.00%
84Jordan$617,4090.00%
85Ukraine$611,5780.00%
86Kuwait$592,0940.00%
87Myanmar$579,9160.00%
88Mauritius$447,4700.00%
89Eswatini$352,1780.00%
90Kenya$333,0600.00%
91Serbia$331,8220.00%
92United Rep. of Tanzania$299,9280.00%
93Cyprus$266,2670.00%
94Georgia$259,1720.00%
95Jamaica$238,0130.00%
96Cuba$231,3840.00%
97Senegal$194,8700.00%
98Kazakhstan$180,2960.00%
99Iran$180,1810.00%
100Lao People's Dem. Rep.$158,1140.00%
101Croatia$145,1500.00%
102Algeria$141,1370.00%
103Qatar$126,7730.00%
104North Macedonia$126,3320.00%
105Belize$123,8380.00%
106Armenia$113,1970.00%
107Tokelau$102,4730.00%
108Lebanon$101,1640.00%
109Haiti$93,3670.00%
110Cameroon$93,1820.00%
111Madagascar$90,0310.00%
112San Marino$87,1020.00%
113Belarus$83,7460.00%
114Malta$70,4900.00%
115Bosnia Herzegovina$65,2700.00%
116Palau$56,0160.00%
117Ghana$48,7870.00%
118New Caledonia$44,0530.00%
119Namibia$38,6900.00%
120Rep. of Moldova$37,8000.00%
121Barbados$29,2550.00%
122Saint Kitts and Nevis$28,0650.00%
123Côte d'Ivoire$26,1360.00%
124China, Macao SAR$21,7610.00%
125Mali$19,0720.00%
126Sierra Leone$16,5510.00%
127Burkina Faso$14,2000.00%
128Montenegro$12,2020.00%
129Grenada$11,3600.00%
130Cabo Verde$9,4910.00%
131Uganda$7,1070.00%
132Dominica$6,6590.00%
133Curaçao$6,2150.00%
134Lesotho$6,0680.00%
135Iraq$5,6440.00%
136State of Palestine$5,3050.00%
137Albania$4,9880.00%
138Tuvalu$4,5840.00%
139Nauru$4,4110.00%
140Suriname$4,0700.00%
141Kiribati$3,9940.00%
142Saint Helena$2,8450.00%
143Niger$2,1010.00%
144Kyrgyzstan$2,0630.00%
145Dem. Rep. of the Congo$2,0450.00%
146Uzbekistan$1,7300.00%
147Mauritania$1,6050.00%
148Angola$1,6030.00%
149Cocos Isds$1,5770.00%
150Guyana$1,4540.00%
151Chad$1,4480.00%
152Solomon Isds$1,1620.00%
153Bhutan$1,1330.00%
154Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$9800.00%
155Br. Virgin Isds$9230.00%
156Timor-Leste$8450.00%
157Zimbabwe$7460.00%
158American Samoa$7250.00%
159Bahamas$6840.00%
160Togo$5960.00%
161Vanuatu$5450.00%
162French Polynesia$4860.00%
163Turks and Caicos Isds$4490.00%
164Brunei Darussalam$4460.00%
165Guam$3180.00%
166Sao Tome and Principe$2990.00%
167Congo$2270.00%
168Niue$2220.00%
169FS Micronesia$2210.00%
170Afghanistan$2050.00%
171Nepal$1730.00%
172Gibraltar$1560.00%
173Gambia$1110.00%
174Liberia$910.00%
175Comoros$890.00%
176Tajikistan$880.00%
177Tonga$710.00%
178Montserrat$630.00%
179Bermuda$570.00%
180Botswana$450.00%
181Burundi$270.00%
182Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$160.00%
183Mongolia$160.00%
184Saint Barthélemy$130.00%
185Aruba$70.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$1.74B11.34%
2300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$269.16M1.75%
3271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$261.69M1.70%
4851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$244.91M1.59%
5100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$238.03M1.55%
6870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$228.28M1.49%
7210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$215.66M1.40%
8271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$210.79M1.37%
9870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$190.99M1.24%
10390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$136.44M0.89%
11020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled$122.01M0.79%
12230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$121.81M0.79%
13851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$101.35M0.66%
14847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$98.79M0.64%
15040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)$96.78M0.63%
16610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$94.29M0.61%
17520100Cotton: not carded or combed$87.49M0.57%
18600622Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed$84.61M0.55%
19151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$84.21M0.55%
20870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$81.31M0.53%
21271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711$77.53M0.50%
22730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73$74.11M0.48%
23100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$72.76M0.47%
24722599Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, (other than plated or coated with zinc)$71.67M0.47%
25852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$69.25M0.45%
26854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$64.28M0.42%
27210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$64.07M0.42%
28190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$63.49M0.41%
29330300Perfumes and toilet waters$61.38M0.40%
30871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$60.76M0.40%
31220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009$60.71M0.39%
32380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$60.55M0.39%
33950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$60.13M0.39%
34151790Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils of heading no. 1516$59.02M0.38%
35210111Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee$58.11M0.38%
36961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$58.09M0.38%
37630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$58.03M0.38%
38230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$56.22M0.37%
39020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$54.31M0.35%
40870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$53.95M0.35%
41550953Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, not put up for retail sale$53.20M0.35%
42040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$53.11M0.35%
43730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$52.22M0.34%
44390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$51.72M0.34%
45071333Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$51.66M0.34%
46721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$51.49M0.33%
47340119Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use$51.06M0.33%
48600632Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed$48.77M0.32%
49721061Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys$48.27M0.31%
50100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$47.77M0.31%
51841810Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other$47.50M0.31%
52520512Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale$46.82M0.30%
53540233Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread$46.24M0.30%
54392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$46.08M0.30%
55721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$45.33M0.29%
56870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$43.47M0.28%
57810320Tantalum: unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, powders$43.19M0.28%
58271600Electrical energy$43.16M0.28%
59040610Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd$42.47M0.28%
60870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$42.16M0.27%
61340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$41.07M0.27%
62480300Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state$40.34M0.26%
63720720Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon$39.64M0.26%
64870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$39.55M0.26%
65610990T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted$39.41M0.26%
66330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$39.37M0.26%
67330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$39.23M0.26%
68761290Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment$38.87M0.25%
69020329Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen$38.63M0.25%
70392010Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$37.55M0.24%
71690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%$37.40M0.24%
72690722Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10%$35.75M0.23%
73252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured$35.23M0.23%
74040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$35.06M0.23%
75870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$34.73M0.23%
76100610Cereals: rice in the husk (paddy or rough)$34.60M0.23%
77190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa$34.20M0.22%
78845020Washing machines: household or laundry-type, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10kg$34.17M0.22%
79390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$33.95M0.22%
80481810Paper articles: toilet paper$33.48M0.22%
81392020Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$33.25M0.22%
82390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$33.19M0.22%
83151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$32.38M0.21%
84210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor$31.72M0.21%
85401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$30.76M0.20%
86310221Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate$30.71M0.20%
87850440Electrical static converters$30.54M0.20%
88190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901$30.53M0.20%
89160100Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products$30.42M0.20%
90611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$29.63M0.19%
91300220Vaccines: for human medicine$29.26M0.19%
92300450Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale$29.22M0.19%
93200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$29.02M0.19%
94271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$28.96M0.19%
95721391Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter$28.87M0.19%
96230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$28.08M0.18%
97340111Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products)$28.03M0.18%
98300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$27.98M0.18%
99220300Beer: made from malt$27.85M0.18%
100847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$27.62M0.18%