Leading imported goods in El Salvador by value 2023
In 2023, petroleum oil was the main imported product in El Salvador, with a total import value of nearly 2 billion U.S. dollars. Petroleum gas was the category with the second highest value of imports, at around 522 million dollars, closely followed by medicines, at around 501 million dollars. Most of El Salvador's imports in 2023 originated from the United States, China, and fellow Central American countries.