Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador releases trade data showing June 2025 goods exports up 12.5% to USD 574.1 million

The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador published goods trade statistics indicating that exports reached USD 574.1 million in June 2025, a 12.5% increase year on year and the second-highest monthly growth recorded so far in 2025. For January to June 2025, goods exports totalled USD 3,418.3 million, up 6.5% in value versus the same period of 2024, with volumes rising 2.9%. Export growth in June was supported by higher coffee exports (up 49.7%, driven by higher prices) and increases in several manufactured items, including electrical conductors (up 50%, USD 5.9 million additional), iron or steel tubes (USD 3.8 million additional), sweaters (USD 3.7 million additional), micro electric capacitors (up 22%, USD 2.6 million additional) and medicines (up 19%, USD 2.6 million additional). Coffee and sugar exports together amounted to USD 238.1 million in the first half, with coffee up 51.9% while sugar fell 27.6%; exports increased across 458 tariff lines. Exports reached 111 countries, with Central America and the United States accounting for 82% of the total, and export growth to key partners including Guatemala (19.1%), Honduras (16.4%), Nicaragua (12.9%) and Costa Rica (4.5%). On imports, the January to June 2025 total was USD 8,681.6 million, increasing 11.5% in value and 7.3% in volume. Consumer goods imports rose 14.3% to USD 3,547.8 million, intermediate goods rose 8.8% to USD 3,328.6 million, and capital goods rose 14.9% to USD 1,605.2 million, while maquila imports declined 12.5% to USD 200.1 million; within capital goods, manufacturing-related imports contributed an additional USD 81 million (up 21.7%). The oil import bill was USD 1,128 million (just over 13% of total imports), with value down 9.1% and volume up 1%.