El Salvador Imports from China
El Salvador's imports from China rose to $2.73 billion in 2024, up from $2.38 billion in 2023, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 14.6% ($347.25 million) from the previous year. Top imports for El Salvador from China were Electrical machinery and equipment ($573.35 million), Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($462.49 million) and Plastics and plastic articles ($249.18 million).
El Salvador had a trade deficit with China that widened to $2.68 billion in 2024 from $2.37 billion in 2023. This is an increase of 12.9% ($305.74 million).
El Salvador Imports from China by Goods (2024)
The table below shows the ranking of El Salvador imports from China by goods in 2024, highlighting the top imported goods.
| Import Rank | Imported Goods | Import Value (USD) ↓ | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment | $573.35M | 2024 |
| 2 | Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors | $462.49M | 2024 |
| 3 | Plastics and plastic articles | $249.18M | 2024 |
| 4 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts | $186.18M | 2024 |
| 5 | Iron and steel | $149.62M | 2024 |
| 6 | Articles of iron or steel | $88.65M | 2024 |
| 7 | Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings | $76.17M | 2024 |
| 8 | Footwear and parts | $68.24M | 2024 |
| 9 | Rubber and rubber articles | $57.74M | 2024 |
| 10 | Optical, medical, measuring instruments | $56.42M | 2024 |
| 11 | Knitted or crocheted clothing | $54.67M | 2024 |
| 12 | Toys, games, sports goods | $51.97M | 2024 |
| 13 | Non-knitted clothing | $48.97M | 2024 |
| 14 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | $37.44M | 2024 |
| 15 | Aluminium and aluminium articles | $36.17M | 2024 |
| 16 | Paper, paperboard and articles | $32.91M | 2024 |
| 17 | Organic chemicals | $31.24M | 2024 |
| 18 | Fertilizers | $29.92M | 2024 |
| 19 | Miscellaneous manufactured goods | $29.25M | 2024 |
| 20 | Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods | $27.26M | 2024 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $27.14M | 2024 |
| 22 | Tools, cutlery, base metal parts | $26.19M | 2024 |
| 23 | Miscellaneous base metal articles | $25.46M | 2024 |
| 24 | Ceramic products | $21.31M | 2024 |
| 25 | Glass and glassware | $20.29M | 2024 |
| 26 | Man-made filaments | $20.02M | 2024 |
| 27 | Man-made staple fibres | $18.77M | 2024 |
| 28 | Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags | $18.19M | 2024 |
| 29 | Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks | $14.68M | 2024 |
| 30 | Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics | $14.15M | 2024 |
| 31 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes | $13.73M | 2024 |
| 32 | Wood and wood products, charcoal | $13.55M | 2024 |
| 33 | Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery | $13.13M | 2024 |
| 34 | Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics | $13.04M | 2024 |
| 35 | Headgear | $8.48M | 2024 |
| 36 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins | $8.06M | 2024 |
| 37 | Pharmaceutical products | $7.83M | 2024 |
| 38 | Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos | $7.48M | 2024 |
| 39 | Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products | $7.10M | 2024 |
| 40 | Printed books, newspapers, printed matter | $7.09M | 2024 |
| 41 | Cotton | $7.03M | 2024 |
| 42 | Edible vegetables, roots, tubers | $6.25M | 2024 |
| 43 | Feathers, down, artificial flowers, human hair goods | $5.53M | 2024 |
| 44 | Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords | $4.93M | 2024 |
| 45 | Sugar and confectionery | $4.65M | 2024 |
| 46 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | $4.19M | 2024 |
| 47 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches | $4.00M | 2024 |
| 48 | Other base metals, cermets | $3.69M | 2024 |
| 49 | Clocks, watches, parts | $3.64M | 2024 |
| 50 | Umbrellas, canes, whips, riding crops | $3.42M | 2024 |
| 51 | Musical instruments, parts | $3.29M | 2024 |
| 52 | Cereals | $3.08M | 2024 |
| 53 | Glues, enzymes, modified starches | $3.01M | 2024 |
| 54 | Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts | $2.83M | 2024 |
| 55 | Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen | $2.59M | 2024 |
| 56 | Salt, sulphur, stone, cement | $2.35M | 2024 |
| 57 | Carpets and textile floor coverings | $2.09M | 2024 |
| 58 | Copper and copper articles | $2.04M | 2024 |
| 59 | Aircraft, spacecraft, parts | $1.25M | 2024 |
| 60 | Food industry residues, animal feed | $1.02M | 2024 |
| 61 | Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants | $869,646.22 | 2024 |
| 62 | Photographic and cinematographic goods | $823,196.25 | 2024 |
| 63 | Railway locomotives, rolling stock, track equipment | $763,671.01 | 2024 |
| 64 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts | $643,412.33 | 2024 |
| 65 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates | $593,627.29 | 2024 |
| 66 | Zinc and zinc articles | $588,076.94 | 2024 |
| 67 | Coffee, tea, mate, spices | $428,693.63 | 2024 |
| 68 | Arms, ammunition, parts | $386,976.15 | 2024 |
| 69 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery | $347,944.71 | 2024 |
| 70 | Beverages, spirits, vinegar | $331,291.37 | 2024 |
| 71 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | $297,638.72 | 2024 |
| 72 | Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods | $222,419.38 | 2024 |
| 73 | Ships, boats, floating structures | $212,169.45 | 2024 |
| 74 | Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes | $137,296.37 | 2024 |
| 75 | Works of art, antiques | $129,365.64 | 2024 |
| 76 | Furskins and artificial fur | $87,004.50 | 2024 |
| 77 | Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products | $70,583.47 | 2024 |
| 78 | Vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn | $57,984.32 | 2024 |
| 79 | Tin and tin articles | $53,093.48 | 2024 |
| 80 | Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten | $46,101 | 2024 |
| 81 | Nickel and nickel articles | $36,241.23 | 2024 |
| 82 | Silk | $30,789.07 | 2024 |
| 83 | Unspecified commodities | $30,500.57 | 2024 |
| 84 | Cork and cork products | $24,241.17 | 2024 |
| 85 | Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes | $22,935.78 | 2024 |
| 86 | Raw hides, skins, leather | $21,920.27 | 2024 |
| 87 | Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel | $18,343.59 | 2024 |
| 88 | Lead and lead articles | $17,032.58 | 2024 |
| 89 | Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects | $16,910.73 | 2024 |
| 90 | Ores, slag, ash | $15,856.09 | 2024 |
| 91 | Wool and animal hair fabrics | $11,687.38 | 2024 |
| 92 | Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage | $9,168.88 | 2024 |
| 93 | Vegetable plaiting materials, other vegetable products | $127.96 | 2024 |
| 94 | Pulp, recovered paper, paperboard | $91.01 | 2024 |
| 95 | Animal products | $82.21 | 2024 |
| 96 | Meat and edible offal | $53.07 | 2024 |
El Salvador Imports from China (1994-2024)
The table below shows historical data for El Salvador imports from China by year, expressed in Billion USD.
| Year | Import Value (Billion USD) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.73 |
| 2023 | 2.38 |
| 2022 | 2.85 |
| 2021 | 2.49 |
| 2020 | 1.45 |
| 2019 | 1.66 |
| 2018 | 1.62 |
| 2017 | 1.44 |
| 2016 | 1.40 |
| 2015 | 1.40 |
| 2014 | 1.28 |
| 2013 | 1.20 |
| 2012 | 1.04 |
| 2011 | 0.97 |
| 2010 | 0.87 |
| 2009 | 0.66 |
| 2008 | 0.84 |
| 2007 | 0.75 |
| 2006 | 0.61 |
| 2005 | 0.42 |
| 2004 | 0.22 |
| 2003 | 0.17 |
| 2002 | 0.13 |
| 2001 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 0.05 |
| 1997 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 0.01 |