El Salvador Trade Deficit Narrows in January

El Salvador’s trade deficit narrowed to USD 799.23 million in January 2026 from USD 905.30 million a year earlier. Imports fell 4.39% to USD 1.36 billion, driven by a 1.54% decrease in maquila goods, with purchases from outside Central America down 5.81% and those from the region up 1.73%. Exports rose 8.46% to USD 559.4 million, as traditional goods sales surged 154.94% and non traditional exports rose 0.91%. Sales to markets outside Central America rose 0.14%, while exports to the region rose 1.42%.

El Salvador’s trade deficit widened to USD 1.11 billion in December 2025 from USD 945.68 million a year earlier. Imports rose 14.62% to USD 1.58 billion, driven by a 1.26% increase in manufacturing goods, with purchases from outside Central America up 15.5% and those from the region up 12.21%. Exports rose 8.33% to USD 465.8 million, as traditional goods sales surged 58.8% and non traditional exports rose 7.7%. Sales to markets outside Central America surged 17.4%, while exports to the region rose 1.4%.

El Salvador’s trade deficit widened to USD 989.9 million in November 2025 from USD 837.4 million a year earlier. Imports rose 8.75% to USD 1.51 billion, driven by a 13.16% increase in manufacturing goods, with purchases from outside Central America up 9.28% and those from the region up 5.76%. Exports fell 5.53% to USD 524.7 million, as coffee shipments plunged 50.29% and sugar exports dropped 56.94%. Sales to markets outside Central America declined 13.83%, while exports to the region edged down 0.41%.