El Salvador Imports By Category

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.



El Salvador Imports By Category Value Year
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $2.37B 2024
Electrical, electronic equipment $1.18B 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $1.12B 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $1.09B 2024
Plastics $934.47M 2024
Pharmaceutical products $651.74M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $485.93M 2024
Iron and steel $478.32M 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $374.36M 2024
Cereals $344.20M 2024
Meat and edible meat offal $339.16M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $336.95M 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $324.66M 2024
Articles of iron or steel $314.63M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $309.46M 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $278.46M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $232.37M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $230.97M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $216.16M 2024
Cotton $213.46M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $206.53M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $200.57M 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $195.23M 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $173.11M 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $159.81M 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $156.43M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $146.35M 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $136.98M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $136.67M 2024
Aluminum $135.38M 2024
Manmade filaments $128.84M 2024
Rubbers $122.16M 2024
Manmade staple fibers $120.54M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $118.79M 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $118.72M 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $106.48M 2024
Organic chemicals $105.67M 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $102.83M 2024
Ceramic products $99.72M 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $90.86M 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $83.67M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $80.89M 2024
Fertilizers $76.79M 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $76.00M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $71.44M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $69.08M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $67.73M 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $64.31M 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $60.92M 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $56.55M 2024
Glass and glassware $56.30M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $50.87M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $44.28M 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $41.08M 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $40.01M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $39.08M 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $38.78M 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $37.31M 2024
Copper $34.46M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $28.01M 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $26.96M 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $26.87M 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $23.74M 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $22.95M 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $22.26M 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $15.97M 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $14.64M 2024
Headgear and $14.62M 2024
Live animals $12.93M 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $12.15M 2024
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $9.28M 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $7.18M 2024
Clocks and watches $6.71M 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $5.82M 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $5.26M 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $5.19M 2024
Lac, gums, resins $4.97M 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $4.36M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $4.13M 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $4.02M 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $3.73M 2024
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $3.24M 2024
Zinc $3.09M 2024
Lead $2.87M 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $2.85M 2024
Products of animal origin $2.79M 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $1.46M 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $1.36M 2024
Tin $898.41K 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $701.09K 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $341.78K 2024
Nickel $326.18K 2024
Ores slag and ash $282.39K 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $257.83K 2024
Cork and articles of cork $233.08K 2024
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $121.08K 2024
Silk $34.87K 2024