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El Salvador — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

ContinentNorth America
SubcontinentCentral America & Caribbean
Income groupLower-Middle
World-system classPeriphery
Political blocsOther
Trade blocsOther
GDP$35.4B
Population6.3M
  • Exports of goods and services (USD): $11.59B
  • Imports of goods and services (USD): $18.35B
  • Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $-6.77B
  • Trade (% GDP): 84.66%
  • Current account balance (USD): $-0.63B
  • Current account (% GDP): -1.79%
  • FDI, net: $-0.64B
  • Primary income balance, net (USD): $-2.26B
  • Secondary income balance, net (USD): $8.39B
  • Financial account, net (USD): $-1.50B
  • Portfolio investment, net (USD): $-1.82B

ITV Indicators

  • Composite value transfer (% GDP): 12.42% GDP (mean)
  • Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 25.82% GDP (mean)
  • Income drain (% GDP): 3.03% GDP (mean)
  • Debt drain (% GDP): 6.51% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time