United States Imports from El Salvador

The United States' imports from El Salvador fell to $2.41 billion in 2024, down from $2.57 billion in 2023, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents a decrease of 6.4% ($164.84 million) from the previous year. Top imports for the United States from El Salvador were Knitted or crocheted clothing ($1.28 billion), Unspecified commodities ($199.05 million) and Sugar and confectionery ($175.37 million).

United States had a trade surplus with El Salvador that rose to $2.14B in 2024 from $1.69B in 2023. This is an increase of 26.7% ($449.6 million).

United States Imports from El Salvador by Goods (2024)

The table below shows the ranking of US imports from El Salvador by goods in 2024, highlighting the top imported goods.

Import Rank Imported Goods Import Value (USD) Year
1 Knitted or crocheted clothing $1.28B 2024
2 Unspecified commodities $199.05M 2024
3 Sugar and confectionery $175.37M 2024
4 Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment $118.26M 2024
5 Non-knitted clothing $95.27M 2024
6 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery $71.60M 2024
7 Coffee, tea, mate, spices $63.82M 2024
8 Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos $42.19M 2024
9 Miscellaneous edible preparations $36.38M 2024
10 Beverages, spirits, vinegar $35.22M 2024
11 Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings $32.97M 2024
12 Plastics and plastic articles $26.82M 2024
13 Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags $19.26M 2024
14 Aluminium and aluminium articles $17.96M 2024
15 Edible vegetables, roots, tubers $14.34M 2024
16 Pharmaceutical products $13.55M 2024
17 Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors $13.14M 2024
18 Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage $13.12M 2024
19 Footwear and parts $12.98M 2024
20 Aircraft, spacecraft, parts $9.84M 2024
21 Paper, paperboard and articles $9.59M 2024
22 Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins $8.25M 2024
23 Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts $7.06M 2024
24 Copper and copper articles $6.60M 2024
25 Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products $5.35M 2024
26 Toys, games, sports goods $5.25M 2024
27 Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods $5.00M 2024
28 Printed books, newspapers, printed matter $4.85M 2024
29 Organic chemicals $4.66M 2024
30 Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel $4.26M 2024
31 Cotton $4.13M 2024
32 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates $3.97M 2024
33 Miscellaneous chemical products $3.60M 2024
34 Optical, medical, measuring instruments $3.46M 2024
35 Tools, cutlery, base metal parts $3.40M 2024
36 Man-made staple fibres $3.25M 2024
37 Knitted or crocheted fabrics $3.12M 2024
38 Miscellaneous manufactured goods $3.09M 2024
39 Wood and wood products, charcoal $3.01M 2024
40 Cocoa and cocoa preparations $3.00M 2024
41 Miscellaneous base metal articles $2.84M 2024
42 Articles of iron or steel $2.44M 2024
43 Live animals $2.05M 2024
44 Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics $1.93M 2024
45 Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen $1.35M 2024
46 Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products $1.23M 2024
47 Man-made filaments $1.21M 2024
48 Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery $1.16M 2024
49 Headgear $1.11M 2024
50 Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten $1.02M 2024
51 Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes $846,527 2024
52 Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants $826,571 2024
53 Iron and steel $735,403 2024
54 Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects $670,119 2024
55 Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords $428,005 2024
56 Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts $411,113 2024
57 Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes $346,002 2024
58 Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks $330,171 2024
59 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes $299,213 2024
60 Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics $283,929 2024
61 Rubber and rubber articles $232,608 2024
62 Vegetable plaiting materials, other vegetable products $230,564 2024
63 Cereals $220,997 2024
64 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts $217,872 2024
65 Arms, ammunition, parts $87,892 2024
66 Glass and glassware $85,696 2024
67 Nickel and nickel articles $85,051 2024
68 Vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn $39,405 2024
69 Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods $24,079 2024
70 Works of art, antiques $12,500 2024
71 Ceramic products $3,668 2024