- Exports
- $15.4B160 partners
- Imports
- $32.8B183 partners
- Balance
- −$17.4Bdeficit
- Total trade
- $48.3B2024
Exports and imports, 1995 to 2024
In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.
Where its exports go
The largest partners in 2024, with each one's share of the nation's exports.
| Partner | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $5.26B | 34% | |
| El Salvador | $1.69B | 11% | |
| Honduras | $1.33B | 8.6% | |
| Nicaragua | $995M | 6.5% | |
| Mexico | $744M | 4.8% | |
| Costa Rica | $641M | 4.2% | |
| Netherlands | $509M | 3.3% | |
| Canada | $482M | 3.1% | |
| Dominican Republic | $323M | 2.1% | |
| Panama | $318M | 2.1% | |
| Spain | $190M | 1.2% | |
| Saudi Arabia | $186M | 1.2% | |
| Germany | $164M | 1.1% | |
| United Kingdom | $157M | 1.0% | |
| Belize | $149M | 1.0% | |
| Japan | $144M | 0.9% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $141M | 0.9% | |
| Taiwan | $139M | 0.9% | |
| Chile | $133M | 0.9% | |
| Colombia | $130M | 0.8% |
Where its imports come from
The largest partners in 2024, with each one's share of the nation's imports.
| Partner | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $9.68B | 29% | |
| China | $6.39B | 19% | |
| Mexico | $3.32B | 10% | |
| El Salvador | $1.24B | 3.8% | |
| Costa Rica | $995M | 3.0% | |
| Japan | $889M | 2.7% | |
| Brazil | $766M | 2.3% | |
| India | $751M | 2.3% | |
| Honduras | $704M | 2.1% | |
| Colombia | $618M | 1.9% | |
| Germany | $612M | 1.9% | |
| Vietnam | $518M | 1.6% | |
| Canada | $485M | 1.5% | |
| Argentina | $455M | 1.4% | |
| South Korea | $432M | 1.3% | |
| Spain | $406M | 1.2% | |
| Italy | $390M | 1.2% | |
| Indonesia | $373M | 1.1% | |
| Thailand | $301M | 0.9% | |
| Chile | $251M | 0.8% |
What it exports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | $2.16B | 14% | |
| Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted | $1.63B | 11% | |
| Coffee, tea, mate and spices | $1.57B | 10% | |
| Sugars and sugar confectionery | $1.03B | 6.7% | |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products | $777M | 5.0% | |
| Plastics | $527M | 3.4% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $450M | 2.9% | |
| Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | $448M | 2.9% | |
| Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | $405M | 2.6% | |
| Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes | $402M | 2.6% | |
| Miscellaneous edible preparations | $383M | 2.5% | |
| Miscellaneous chemical products | $340M | 2.2% | |
| Pharmaceutical products | $340M | 2.2% | |
| Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | $336M | 2.2% | |
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $328M | 2.1% |
What it imports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $5.02B | 15% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $2.96B | 9.0% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $2.75B | 8.4% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $2.71B | 8.3% | |
| Plastics | $1.71B | 5.2% | |
| Iron and steel | $1.16B | 3.5% | |
| Pharmaceutical products | $1.05B | 3.2% | |
| Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | $948M | 2.9% | |
| Miscellaneous edible preparations | $908M | 2.8% | |
| Cereals | $835M | 2.5% | |
| Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries | $559M | 1.7% | |
| Organic chemicals | $529M | 1.6% | |
| Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | $506M | 1.5% | |
| Articles of iron or steel | $500M | 1.5% | |
| Cotton | $491M | 1.5% |
The bar runs to the largest in its list. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.
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