Trade in goods with USA	SITC (Standard International Trade Classification)

Central America

Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

Share of USA's	2017 %	2018 %	2019 %	2020 %	2021 %	2022 %
Export	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.1	2.3
Import	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9
Trade in Goods	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.4

Export
Import

Table: USA's export to Central America in product groups (Sitc2)

	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%
0. Food and live animals	3,142	10.7	3,545	11.5	3,686	11.8	3,639	14.1	4,961	13.5	5,594	11.9
00. Live animals	32	0.1	35	0.1	37	0.1	37	0.1	39	0.1	43	0.1
01. Meat and meat preparations	499	1.7	531	1.7	599	1.9	564	2.2	867	2.4	847	1.8
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs	142	0.5	184	0.6	194	0.6	198	0.8	283	0.8	398	0.8
03. Fish and fish preparations	29	0.1	25	0.1	27	0.1	24	0.1	28	0.1	36	0.1
04. Cereals and cereal preparations	1,144	3.9	1,354	4.4	1,373	4.4	1,356	5.3	1,878	5.1	2,140	4.5
05. Vegetables and fruit	333	1.1	332	1.1	350	1.1	338	1.3	380	1.0	404	0.9
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey	34	0.1	37	0.1	40	0.1	27	0.1	38	0.1	46	0.1
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices	97	0.3	95	0.3	93	0.3	77	0.3	89	0.2	104	0.2
08. Feeding stuff for animals	522	1.8	638	2.1	624	2.0	683	2.7	956	2.6	1,119	2.4
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations	310	1.1	314	1.0	349	1.1	333	1.3	404	1.1	456	1.0
1. Beverages and tobacco	371	1.3	382	1.2	480	1.5	570	2.2	302	0.8	510	1.1
11. Beverages	348	1.2	364	1.2	454	1.4	538	2.1	281	0.8	481	1.0
12. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures	22	0.1	18	0.1	25	0.1	32	0.1	21	0.1	29	0.1
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels	719	2.5	777	2.5	759	2.4	658	2.6	992	2.7	1,320	2.8
21. Hides,skins,furskins,raw	1	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.0
22. Oil seeds,oleaginous fruits	202	0.7	176	0.6	144	0.5	145	0.6	203	0.6	249	0.5
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic)	19	0.1	28	0.1	18	0.1	13	0.0	26	0.1	33	0.1
24. Cork and wood	23	0.1	23	0.1	23	0.1	16	0.1	30	0.1	28	0.1
25. Pulp and waste paper	29	0.1	33	0.1	37	0.1	31	0.1	37	0.1	63	0.1
26. Textile fibres and their wastes	357	1.2	415	1.3	423	1.3	364	1.4	599	1.6	831	1.8
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals	32	0.1	44	0.1	52	0.2	31	0.1	31	0.1	37	0.1
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	10	0.0	12	0.0	17	0.1	7	0.0	9	0.0	16	0.0
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s.	46	0.2	43	0.1	44	0.1	50	0.2	58	0.2	61	0.1
3. Mineral fuels etc	8,494	29.0	9,121	29.6	10,226	32.6	7,322	28.4	11,274	30.8	18,540	39.4
32. Coal,coke and briquettes	69	0.2	41	0.1	22	0.1	23	0.1	86	0.2	107	0.2
33. Petroleum and products	7,913	27.0	8,453	27.4	9,671	30.8	6,886	26.7	10,372	28.3	17,316	36.8
34. Gas,natural and manufactured	513	1.7	627	2.0	532	1.7	412	1.6	816	2.2	1,117	2.4
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats	136	0.5	144	0.5	132	0.4	167	0.6	211	0.6	177	0.4
41. Animal oils and fats	28	0.1	21	0.1	16	0.0	27	0.1	29	0.1	15	0.0
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils	102	0.3	118	0.4	112	0.4	137	0.5	177	0.5	159	0.3
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc.	5	0.0	5	0.0	4	0.0	3	0.0	5	0.0	4	0.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s.	2,372	8.1	2,361	7.7	2,310	7.4	2,203	8.6	3,281	9.0	3,330	7.1
51. Organic chemicals	164	0.6	153	0.5	141	0.5	159	0.6	173	0.5	199	0.4
52. Inorganic chemicals	144	0.5	150	0.5	113	0.4	105	0.4	139	0.4	176	0.4
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material	170	0.6	161	0.5	170	0.5	141	0.5	185	0.5	186	0.4
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products	180	0.6	217	0.7	213	0.7	184	0.7	584	1.6	327	0.7
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations	355	1.2	360	1.2	374	1.2	337	1.3	363	1.0	393	0.8
56. Fertilizers,manufactured	92	0.3	71	0.2	60	0.2	80	0.3	91	0.2	195	0.4
57. Plastics in primary forms	725	2.5	715	2.3	696	2.2	639	2.5	1,043	2.8	1,089	2.3
58. Plastics in non-primary forms	218	0.7	219	0.7	230	0.7	219	0.8	279	0.8	327	0.7
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s.	323	1.1	316	1.0	312	1.0	338	1.3	424	1.2	438	0.9
6. Basic manufactures	3,724	12.7	3,924	12.7	3,813	12.2	2,824	11.0	3,702	10.1	4,328	9.2
61. Leather,dressed fur,etc.	7	0.0	8	0.0	9	0.0	11	0.0	8	0.0	8	0.0
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s.	93	0.3	90	0.3	90	0.3	77	0.3	96	0.3	105	0.2
63. Wood and cork manufactures	20	0.1	17	0.1	13	0.0	10	0.0	13	0.0	14	0.0
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof	815	2.8	939	3.0	771	2.5	672	2.6	854	2.3	1,019	2.2
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc.	2,083	7.1	2,213	7.2	2,348	7.5	1,549	6.0	2,058	5.6	2,408	5.1
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s.	105	0.4	112	0.4	83	0.3	66	0.3	98	0.3	107	0.2
67. Iron and steel	184	0.6	81	0.3	93	0.3	80	0.3	101	0.3	119	0.3
68. Non-ferrous metals	107	0.4	114	0.4	91	0.3	102	0.4	106	0.3	110	0.2
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s.	310	1.1	350	1.1	316	1.0	259	1.0	369	1.0	438	0.9
7. Machinery,transport equipment	6,274	21.4	6,189	20.1	5,730	18.3	5,014	19.5	7,474	20.4	7,975	16.9
71. Power generating machinery and equipment	161	0.5	164	0.5	172	0.5	116	0.4	189	0.5	171	0.4
72. Machinery for specialized industries	603	2.1	607	2.0	468	1.5	401	1.6	511	1.4	596	1.3
73. Metal working machinery	61	0.2	66	0.2	64	0.2	54	0.2	68	0.2	81	0.2
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s.	705	2.4	711	2.3	677	2.2	570	2.2	685	1.9	917	1.9
75. Office machines and adp machines	792	2.7	782	2.5	761	2.4	738	2.9	1,029	2.8	1,024	2.2
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment	1,080	3.7	994	3.2	980	3.1	1,022	4.0	1,254	3.4	1,114	2.4
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts	1,238	4.2	1,208	3.9	1,194	3.8	1,122	4.4	1,373	3.7	1,663	3.5
78. Road vehicles	980	3.3	970	3.1	845	2.7	608	2.4	1,054	2.9	1,234	2.6
79. Other transport equipment	654	2.2	687	2.2	567	1.8	383	1.5	1,310	3.6	1,175	2.5
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles	2,271	7.7	2,397	7.8	2,286	7.3	1,808	7.0	2,422	6.6	2,829	6.0
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs	41	0.1	41	0.1	38	0.1	25	0.1	37	0.1	38	0.1
82. Furniture and parts thereof	122	0.4	113	0.4	86	0.3	64	0.2	83	0.2	100	0.2
83. Travel goods,handbags and sim.containers	15	0.1	19	0.1	17	0.1	9	0.0	15	0.0	24	0.1
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	524	1.8	605	2.0	505	1.6	309	1.2	593	1.6	632	1.3
85. Footwear	51	0.2	53	0.2	47	0.1	26	0.1	38	0.1	45	0.1
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s.	669	2.3	712	2.3	741	2.4	690	2.7	768	2.1	913	1.9
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc.	105	0.4	93	0.3	89	0.3	74	0.3	83	0.2	96	0.2
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s.	745	2.5	761	2.5	762	2.4	612	2.4	805	2.2	983	2.1
9. Goods not classified elsewhere	1,818	6.2	2,021	6.5	1,949	6.2	1,565	6.1	2,003	5.5	2,480	5.3
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified	652	2.2	772	2.5	677	2.2	523	2.0	552	1.5	523	1.1
97. Gold,non-monetary	16	0.1	14	0.0	14	0.0	17	0.1	23	0.1	18	0.0
99. (USA Sitc) Estimate of non-canadian low value shipments; compiled low value shipments to canada; and various export shipments not identified by kind	1,149	3.9	1,226	4.0	1,251	4.0	1,008	3.9	1,420	3.9	1,936	4.1
All groups combined	29,321	100.0	30,862	100.0	31,370	100.0	25,770	100.0	36,622	100.0	47,082	100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Table: Import from Central America in product groups (SITC level 2)

	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022
	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%
0. Food and live animals	5,563	28.4	5,651	27.7	5,684	27.4	5,692	29.6	6,399	26.2	7,170	24.4
00. Live animals	3	0.0	4	0.0	5	0.0	5	0.0	6	0.0	5	0.0
01. Meat and meat preparations	245	1.3	279	1.4	337	1.6	371	1.9	416	1.7	388	1.3
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs	26	0.1	34	0.2	33	0.2	39	0.2	41	0.2	39	0.1
03. Fish and fish preparations	414	2.1	460	2.3	415	2.0	382	2.0	490	2.0	495	1.7
04. Cereals and cereal preparations	50	0.3	54	0.3	60	0.3	75	0.4	84	0.3	110	0.4
05. Vegetables and fruit	3,236	16.5	3,331	16.3	3,263	15.7	3,291	17.1	3,492	14.3	3,774	12.9
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey	371	1.9	386	1.9	429	2.1	379	2.0	450	1.8	604	2.1
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices	1,145	5.8	1,031	5.1	1,067	5.1	1,057	5.5	1,318	5.4	1,625	5.5
08. Feeding stuff for animals	10	0.0	10	0.0	9	0.0	11	0.1	9	0.0	8	0.0
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations	63	0.3	63	0.3	68	0.3	81	0.4	93	0.4	121	0.4
1. Beverages and tobacco	366	1.9	394	1.9	401	1.9	457	2.4	604	2.5	643	2.2
11. Beverages	73	0.4	77	0.4	84	0.4	88	0.5	131	0.5	149	0.5
12. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures	293	1.5	317	1.6	318	1.5	369	1.9	474	1.9	494	1.7
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels	291	1.5	293	1.4	283	1.4	277	1.4	370	1.5	396	1.3
22. Oil seeds,oleaginous fruits	15	0.1	17	0.1	24	0.1	28	0.1	19	0.1	18	0.1
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic)	19	0.1	18	0.1	17	0.1	17	0.1	24	0.1	25	0.1
24. Cork and wood	14	0.1	12	0.1	14	0.1	12	0.1	16	0.1	18	0.1
26. Textile fibres and their wastes	23	0.1	24	0.1	24	0.1	20	0.1	22	0.1	24	0.1
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals	5	0.0	6	0.0	6	0.0	8	0.0	8	0.0	19	0.1
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	75	0.4	71	0.3	49	0.2	35	0.2	83	0.3	94	0.3
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s.	140	0.7	145	0.7	150	0.7	156	0.8	198	0.8	198	0.7
3. Mineral fuels etc	103	0.5	156	0.8	114	0.6	98	0.5	65	0.3	80	0.3
33. Petroleum and products	103	0.5	156	0.8	114	0.6	98	0.5	65	0.3	80	0.3
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats	14	0.1	14	0.1	8	0.0	15	0.1	12	0.0	36	0.1
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils	14	0.1	14	0.1	8	0.0	15	0.1	12	0.0	35	0.1
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc.											1	0.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s.	177	0.9	203	1.0	197	0.9	204	1.1	260	1.1	343	1.2
51. Organic chemicals	33	0.2	31	0.2	28	0.1	33	0.2	26	0.1	50	0.2
52. Inorganic chemicals											7	0.0
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material	5	0.0	7	0.0	4	0.0	5	0.0	6	0.0	6	0.0
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products	18	0.1	29	0.1	33	0.2	32	0.2	37	0.2	38	0.1
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations	32	0.2	33	0.2	30	0.1	32	0.2	30	0.1	40	0.1
57. Plastics in primary forms	21	0.1	34	0.2	31	0.1	20	0.1	46	0.2	47	0.2
58. Plastics in non-primary forms	56	0.3	62	0.3	62	0.3	65	0.3	96	0.4	138	0.5
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s.	13	0.1	7	0.0	8	0.0	17	0.1	18	0.1	17	0.1
6. Basic manufactures	601	3.1	606	3.0	548	2.6	787	4.1	705	2.9	800	2.7
61. Leather,dressed fur,etc.	1	0.0	1	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0	3	0.0
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s.	144	0.7	179	0.9	185	0.9	159	0.8	200	0.8	247	0.8
63. Wood and cork manufactures	45	0.2	46	0.2	37	0.2	32	0.2	37	0.2	45	0.2
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof	22	0.1	20	0.1	21	0.1	27	0.1	28	0.1	31	0.1
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc.	105	0.5	126	0.6	137	0.7	365	1.9	139	0.6	128	0.4
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s.	55	0.3	41	0.2	47	0.2	45	0.2	67	0.3	83	0.3
67. Iron and steel	120	0.6	100	0.5	38	0.2	23	0.1	97	0.4	77	0.3
68. Non-ferrous metals	65	0.3	43	0.2	32	0.2	88	0.5	83	0.3	118	0.4
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s.	43	0.2	49	0.2	47	0.2	45	0.2	52	0.2	69	0.2
7. Machinery,transport equipment	1,652	8.4	1,771	8.7	1,583	7.6	1,397	7.3	2,149	8.8	3,482	11.9
71. Power generating machinery and equipment	18	0.1	37	0.2	38	0.2	26	0.1	21	0.1	29	0.1
72. Machinery for specialized industries	7	0.0	9	0.0	8	0.0	9	0.0	9	0.0	14	0.0
73. Metal working machinery	3	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0	4	0.0
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s.	17	0.1	22	0.1	18	0.1	19	0.1	36	0.1	50	0.2
75. Office machines and adp machines	13	0.1	14	0.1	11	0.1	15	0.1	13	0.1	39	0.1
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment	21	0.1	16	0.1	17	0.1	26	0.1	8	0.0	17	0.1
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts	1,472	7.5	1,555	7.6	1,405	6.8	1,225	6.4	1,969	8.1	3,202	10.9
78. Road vehicles	100	0.5	112	0.5	78	0.4	68	0.4	85	0.4	87	0.3
79. Other transport equipment	1	0.0	3	0.0	4	0.0	6	0.0	3	0.0	40	0.1
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles	9,479	48.4	10,001	49.0	10,603	51.1	8,650	44.9	11,868	48.6	14,215	48.4
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs	2	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0
82. Furniture and parts thereof	73	0.4	66	0.3	70	0.3	80	0.4	114	0.5	113	0.4
83. Travel goods,handbags and sim.containers	10	0.1	13	0.1	12	0.1	10	0.1	15	0.1	21	0.1
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	7,353	37.5	7,670	37.6	8,029	38.7	5,903	30.7	8,305	34.0	10,120	34.5
85. Footwear	36	0.2	42	0.2	37	0.2	31	0.2	36	0.1	48	0.2
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s.	1,377	7.0	1,566	7.7	1,758	8.5	2,062	10.7	2,615	10.7	2,674	9.1
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc.	65	0.3	63	0.3	112	0.5	72	0.4	41	0.2	35	0.1
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s.	563	2.9	577	2.8	583	2.8	491	2.5	738	3.0	1,203	4.1
9. Goods not classified elsewhere	1,346	6.9	1,321	6.5	1,342	6.5	1,680	8.7	1,980	8.1	2,184	7.4
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified	665	3.4	645	3.2	487	2.3	770	4.0	817	3.3	1,013	3.5
97. Gold,non-monetary	594	3.0	584	2.9	758	3.6	823	4.3	1,056	4.3	995	3.4
98. (USA Sitc) Estimate of import items valued under $251 and of other low valued items nonexempt from formal entry	85	0.4	93	0.5	97	0.5	87	0.4	107	0.4	176	0.6
All groups combined	19,592	100.0	20,410	100.0	20,763	100.0	19,257	100.0	24,412	100.0	29,348	100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

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Table: USA's export to Central America in product groups (Sitc2)

Table: Import from Central America in product groups (SITC level 2)