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El Salvador’s merchandise exports registered a year-on-year increase in edcember 2025, according to data from the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR), driven primarily by the maquila sector and manufacturing industries.
During the last month of 2025, the country exported US$465.77 million, representing an 8.3% increase compared to the US$429.94 million recorded in december 2024.
Manufacturing industries, which continue to be the main export sector, reached US$391.19 million, a 7.4% increase compared to the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, the maquila sector totaled US$60.38 million, with an 8.1% increase, notably driven by the rise in exports of knitwear.
The agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fishing sector showed the greatest relative growth, with an increase of 18.4%, rising from US$8.9 million to US$10.54 million. Within this group, green coffee showed a significant performance, increasing from US$3.52 million to US$6.02 million.
Despite export growth, the country’s trade balance remained negative, with a deficit of US$1,110.89 million, due to imports totaling US$1,576.66 million in december.
In the annual context, El Salvador closed 2025 with a cumulative growth of 47.6% in exports, reaching US$6,344.79 million, compared to US$4,299.4 million in 2024, with particularly dynamic months such as july, when exports reached US$600.18 million.
Preliminary data from the BCR indicate that the maquila and agricultural export sectors showed resilience during 2025, despite the challenges of the international economic environment.
