Summary
- El Salvador → Guatemala
- $1.2billion
- Guatemala → El Salvador
- $1.7billion
- El Salvador’s balance
- -$448million
Balance
El Salvador’s trade balance with Guatemala
Trade between El Salvador and Guatemala grew 6.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). El Salvador’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.2
- Imports 1.7
- Balance -0.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $187 million | $289 million | -$102 million |
| 1996 | $172 million | $286 million | -$114 million |
| 1997 | $228 million | $320 million | -$91 million |
| 1998 | $320 million | $358 million | -$37 million |
| 1999 | $268 million | $382 million | -$114 million |
| 2000 | $330 million | $454 million | -$124 million |
| 2001 | $397 million | $450 million | -$53 million |
| 2002 | $379 million | $458 million | -$79 million |
| 2003 | $394 million | $525 million | -$131 million |
| 2004 | $429 million | $579 million | -$150 million |
| 2005 | $427 million | $627 million | -$199 million |
| 2006 | $496 million | $597 million | -$101 million |
| 2007 | $605 million | $797 million | -$193 million |
| 2008 | $681 million | $876 million | -$195 million |
| 2009 | $534 million | $760 million | -$226 million |
| 2010 | $664 million | $853 million | -$188 million |
| 2011 | $801 million | $985 million | -$184 million |
| 2012 | $769 million | $1 billion | -$235 million |
| 2013 | $794 million | $1 billion | -$215 million |
| 2014 | $796 million | $1.2 billion | -$372 million |
| 2015 | $855 million | $1.1 billion | -$279 million |
| 2016 | $852 million | $1.1 billion | -$290 million |
| 2017 | $923 million | $1.2 billion | -$246 million |
| 2018 | $970 million | $1.3 billion | -$319 million |
| 2019 | $988 million | $1.4 billion | -$386 million |
| 2020 | $898 million | $1.2 billion | -$296 million |
| 2021 | $1.1 billion | $1.5 billion | -$395 million |
| 2022 | $1.1 billion | $1.9 billion | -$742 million |
| 2023 | $1.1 billion | $1.7 billion | -$578 million |
| 2024 | $1.2 billion | $1.7 billion | -$448 million |
What they sell each other
What El Salvador sells to Guatemala
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Guatemala sells to El Salvador
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Acajutla and Santo Tomás de Castilla is 1,695 nautical miles (3,139 km) long: ≈ 4–5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Panama Canal.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Guatemala was El Salvador’s 2nd largest trading partner (13% of its trade), and El Salvador was Guatemala’s 4th (6%).
- Guatemala in El Salvador’s trade
- 12.7%
- Guatemala’s rank among El Salvador’s partners
- 2nd
- El Salvador in Guatemala’s trade
- 6.1%
- El Salvador’s rank among Guatemala’s partners
- 4th
Compare with
Other partners of El Salvador
Other partners of Guatemala
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.