El Salvador – Trade Balance
$-6.8B
−$362.9M from 2023
El Salvador's trade balance was $-6.8B in 2024, a decrease of +$362.9M from $-6.4B in 2023. This ranked 26th in the G20. The all-time high was $32.8M in 1980.
APA
El Salvador Trade Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/el-salvador/trade-balance
BibTeX
@misc{historysaid_el-salvador_trade-balance,
title = {El Salvador Trade Balance},
url = {https://historysaid.com/el-salvador/trade-balance},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027* trend | $-8.5B | – | – |
| 2026* trend | $-8.1B | – | – |
| 2025* trend | $-7.7B | – | – |
| 2024 | $-6.8B | −$362.9M | 26th |
| 2023 | $-6.4B | +$1.2B | 32nd |
| 2022 | $-7.6B | −$543.7M | 32nd |
| 2021 | $-7.1B | −$2.7B | 22nd |
| 2020 | $-4.3B | −$1.8M | 32nd |
| 2019 | $-4.3B | +$286.6M | 33rd |
| 2018 | $-4.6B | −$564.7M | 31st |
| 2017 | $-4.1B | −$211.0M | 27th |
| 2016 | $-3.8B | +$275.4M | 33rd |
| 2015 | $-4.1B | +$170.2M | 35th |
* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern▾
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +17.0%
GDP growth 2.5%
C/A balance 3.4%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
HistorySaid – pattern alert
El Salvador matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1987. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw trade balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →