Summary
- El Salvador → Mexico
- $281million
- Mexico → El Salvador
- $1.4billion
- El Salvador’s balance
- -$1.1billion
Balance
El Salvador’s trade balance with Mexico
Trade between El Salvador and Mexico grew 9.3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). El Salvador’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.3
- Imports 1.4
- Balance -1.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $10 million | $166 million | -$157 million |
| 1996 | $20 million | $200 million | -$180 million |
| 1997 | $25 million | $233 million | -$208 million |
| 1998 | $21 million | $253 million | -$231 million |
| 1999 | $18 million | $284 million | -$266 million |
| 2000 | $19 million | $270 million | -$252 million |
| 2001 | $29 million | $328 million | -$299 million |
| 2002 | $40 million | $300 million | -$260 million |
| 2003 | $48 million | $315 million | -$267 million |
| 2004 | $50 million | $366 million | -$316 million |
| 2005 | $53 million | $551 million | -$498 million |
| 2006 | $55 million | $572 million | -$517 million |
| 2007 | $61 million | $837 million | -$776 million |
| 2008 | $63 million | $892 million | -$829 million |
| 2009 | $73 million | $548 million | -$475 million |
| 2010 | $104 million | $785 million | -$681 million |
| 2011 | $112 million | $822 million | -$710 million |
| 2012 | $107 million | $741 million | -$634 million |
| 2013 | $118 million | $761 million | -$643 million |
| 2014 | $77 million | $710 million | -$633 million |
| 2015 | $72 million | $746 million | -$674 million |
| 2016 | $78 million | $721 million | -$643 million |
| 2017 | $140 million | $924 million | -$784 million |
| 2018 | $168 million | $953 million | -$785 million |
| 2019 | $191 million | $979 million | -$788 million |
| 2020 | $171 million | $980 million | -$809 million |
| 2021 | $159 million | $1.2 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2022 | $221 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2023 | $267 million | $1.3 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2024 | $281 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What El Salvador sells to Mexico
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Mexico 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 Manzanillo is 960 nautical miles (1,778 km) long: ≈ 2–3 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
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
Mexico was El Salvador’s 5th largest trading partner (7% of its trade), and El Salvador was Mexico’s 40th (0.1%).
- Mexico in El Salvador’s trade
- 7.1%
- Mexico’s rank among El Salvador’s partners
- 5th
- El Salvador in Mexico’s trade
- 0.1%
- El Salvador’s rank among Mexico’s partners
- 40th
Compare with
Other partners of El Salvador
Other partners of Mexico
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.