El Salvador Imports from China was US$2.73 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. El Salvador Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.


El Salvador Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $573.35M 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $462.49M 2024
Plastics $249.18M 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $186.18M 2024
Iron and steel $149.62M 2024
Articles of iron or steel $88.65M 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $76.17M 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $68.24M 2024
Rubbers $57.74M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $56.42M 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $54.67M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $51.97M 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $48.97M 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $37.44M 2024
Aluminum $36.17M 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $32.91M 2024
Organic chemicals $31.24M 2024
Fertilizers $29.92M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $29.25M 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $27.26M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $27.14M 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $26.19M 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $25.46M 2024
Ceramic products $21.31M 2024
Glass and glassware $20.29M 2024
Manmade filaments $20.02M 2024
Manmade staple fibers $18.77M 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $18.19M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $14.68M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $14.15M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $13.73M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $13.55M 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $13.13M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $13.04M 2024
Headgear and $8.48M 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $8.06M 2024
Pharmaceutical products $7.83M 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $7.48M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $7.10M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $7.09M 2024
Cotton $7.03M 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $6.25M 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $5.53M 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $4.93M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $4.65M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $4.19M 2024
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $4.00M 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $3.69M 2024
Clocks and watches $3.64M 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $3.42M 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $3.29M 2024
Cereals $3.08M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $3.01M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $2.83M 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $2.59M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $2.35M 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $2.09M 2024
Copper $2.04M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $1.25M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $1.02M 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $869.65K 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $823.20K 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $763.67K 2024
Lac, gums, resins $643.41K 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $593.63K 2024
Zinc $588.08K 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $428.69K 2024
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $386.98K 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $347.94K 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $331.29K 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $297.64K 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $222.42K 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $212.17K 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $137.30K 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $129.36K 2024
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $87.00K 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $70.58K 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $57.98K 2024
Tin $53.09K 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $46.10K 2024
Nickel $36.24K 2024
Silk $30.79K 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $30.5K 2024
Cork and articles of cork $24.24K 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $22.94K 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $21.92K 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $18.34K 2024
Lead $17.03K 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $16.91K 2024
Ores slag and ash $15.86K 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $11.69K 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $9.17K 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $127 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $91 2024
Products of animal origin $82 2024
Meat and edible meat offal $53 2024
Live animals $3.67K 2023




el salvador Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -947.80 -911.10 -14.62 -947.80 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -1.80 -1.10 1.10 -8.50 percent of GDP [+]
Current Account -415.27 -49.06 239.45 -1130.00 USD Million [+]
Exports 606.10 556.76 720.25 47.71 USD Million [+]
Imports 1553.99 1467.85 1613.09 90.99 USD Million [+]
Capital Flows -425.20 -298.76 924.80 -811.98 USD Million [+]
Remittances 899.08 805.94 899.08 53.10 USD Million [+]
Gold Reserves 1.37 1.37 14.59 1.37 Tonnes [+]
External Debt to GDP 35.70 37.60 47.10 28.50 percent of GDP [+]
External Debt 24300.70 23467.48 24300.70 7620.97 USD Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 240.06 233.60 714.80 -275.54 USD Million [+]
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 3.15 0.00 Points [+]