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As of 2023, El Salvador's total merchandise exports were valued at approximately **\$6.49 billion**, reflecting a decrease of 8.67% compared to \$7.11 billion in 2022 . The country's export economy is diverse, encompassing apparel, plastics, paper products, and agricultural commodities. | Rank | Product Category | Export Value (USD) | Share of Total Exports | | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------- | | 1 | Knit or crocheted apparel and accessories | \$1.55 billion | 23.9% | | 2 | Plastics and articles thereof | \$549.3 million | 8.5% | | 3 | Electrical machinery and equipment | \$367.3 million | 5.7% | | 4 | Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper, and board | \$366.4 million | 5.7% | | 5 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | \$326.1 million | 5.0% | | 6 | Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | \$322.4 million | 5.0% | | 7 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | \$226.7 million | 3.5% | | 8 | Pharmaceutical products | \$182.2 million | 2.8% | | 9 | Iron and steel | \$179.8 million | 2.8% | | 10 | Beverages, spirits, and vinegar | \$176.8 million | 2.7% | | 11 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | \$145.4 million | 2.2% | | 12 | Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | \$138.9 million | 2.1% | | 13 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | \$134.7 million | 2.1% | | 14 | Meat, fish, and seafood preparations | \$110.1 million | 1.7% | | 15 | Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted | \$109.1 million | 1.7% | | 16 | Articles of iron or steel | \$99.4 million | 1.5% | | 17 | Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing | \$97.1 million | 1.5% | | 18 | Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments | \$94.4 million | 1.5% | | 19 | Cotton | \$89.4 million | 1.4% | | 20 | Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | \$77.9 million | 1.2% | Top Export Destinations **United States**: \$2.33 billion (36% of total exports) **Guatemala**: \$1.19 billion (18.4%) **Honduras**: \$1.05 billion (16.2%) **Nicaragua**: \$509 million (7.8%) **Costa Rica**: \$311 million (4.8%) **Mexico**: \$220 million (3.4%) **Panama**: \$127 million (2.0%) **Dominican Republic**: \$108 million (1.7%) **Canada**: \$107 million (1.6%) **Spain**: \$80 million (1.2%)
