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	2019 %	2020 %	2021 %	2022 %	2023 %	2024 %
Export	1.9	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2
Import	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Trade in Goods	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4

Export
Import

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

	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%
0. Food and live animals	3,686	11.8	3,639	14.1	4,961	13.5	5,594	11.9	5,332	12.1	5,721	12.6
00. Live animals	37	0.1	37	0.1	39	0.1	43	0.1	50	0.1	57	0.1
01. Meat and meat preparations	599	1.9	564	2.2	867	2.4	847	1.8	985	2.2	1,128	2.5
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs	194	0.6	198	0.8	283	0.8	398	0.8	386	0.9	423	0.9
03. Fish and fish preparations	27	0.1	24	0.1	28	0.1	36	0.1	32	0.1	30	0.1
04. Cereals and cereal preparations	1,373	4.4	1,356	5.3	1,878	5.1	2,140	4.5	1,627	3.7	1,737	3.8
05. Vegetables and fruit	350	1.1	338	1.3	380	1.0	404	0.9	468	1.1	575	1.3
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey	40	0.1	27	0.1	38	0.1	46	0.1	51	0.1	52	0.1
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices	93	0.3	77	0.3	89	0.2	104	0.2	108	0.2	128	0.3
08. Feeding stuff for animals	624	2.0	683	2.7	956	2.6	1,119	2.4	1,134	2.6	1,035	2.3
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations	349	1.1	333	1.3	404	1.1	456	1.0	491	1.1	555	1.2
1. Beverages and tobacco	480	1.5	570	2.2	302	0.8	510	1.1	339	0.8	503	1.1
11. Beverages	454	1.4	538	2.1	281	0.8	481	1.0	306	0.7	468	1.0
12. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures	25	0.1	32	0.1	21	0.1	29	0.1	32	0.1	35	0.1
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels	759	2.4	658	2.6	992	2.7	1,320	2.8	1,126	2.5	1,097	2.4
21. Hides,skins,furskins,raw	1	0.0
22. Oil seeds,oleaginous fruits	144	0.5	145	0.6	203	0.6	249	0.5	242	0.5	130	0.3
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic)	18	0.1	13	0.0	26	0.1	33	0.1	25	0.1	24	0.1
24. Cork and wood	23	0.1	16	0.1	30	0.1	28	0.1	32	0.1	37	0.1
25. Pulp and waste paper	37	0.1	31	0.1	37	0.1	63	0.1	36	0.1	47	0.1
26. Textile fibres and their wastes	423	1.3	364	1.4	599	1.6	831	1.8	686	1.6	761	1.7
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals	52	0.2	31	0.1	31	0.1	37	0.1	33	0.1	36	0.1
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	17	0.1	7	0.0	9	0.0	16	0.0	2	0.0	11	0.0
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s.	44	0.1	50	0.2	58	0.2	61	0.1	70	0.2	50	0.1
3. Mineral fuels etc	10,226	32.6	7,322	28.4	11,274	30.8	18,540	39.4	17,084	38.7	16,578	36.6
32. Coal,coke and briquettes	22	0.1	23	0.1	86	0.2	107	0.2	18	0.0	22	0.0
33. Petroleum and products	9,671	30.8	6,886	26.7	10,372	28.3	17,316	36.8	16,207	36.7	15,598	34.5
34. Gas,natural and manufactured	532	1.7	412	1.6	816	2.2	1,117	2.4	860	1.9	958	2.1
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats	132	0.4	167	0.6	211	0.6	177	0.4	55	0.1	64	0.1
41. Animal oils and fats	16	0.0	27	0.1	29	0.1	15	0.0	18	0.0	21	0.0
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils	112	0.4	137	0.5	177	0.5	159	0.3	35	0.1	40	0.1
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc.	4	0.0	3	0.0	5	0.0	4	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s.	2,310	7.4	2,203	8.6	3,281	9.0	3,330	7.1	3,293	7.5	3,857	8.5
51. Organic chemicals	141	0.5	159	0.6	173	0.5	199	0.4	332	0.8	346	0.8
52. Inorganic chemicals	113	0.4	105	0.4	139	0.4	176	0.4	137	0.3	114	0.3
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material	170	0.5	141	0.5	185	0.5	186	0.4	182	0.4	186	0.4
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products	213	0.7	184	0.7	584	1.6	327	0.7	467	1.1	850	1.9
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations	374	1.2	337	1.3	363	1.0	393	0.8	448	1.0	454	1.0
56. Fertilizers,manufactured	60	0.2	80	0.3	91	0.2	195	0.4	84	0.2	103	0.2
57. Plastics in primary forms	696	2.2	639	2.5	1,043	2.8	1,089	2.3	880	2.0	926	2.0
58. Plastics in non-primary forms	230	0.7	219	0.8	279	0.8	327	0.7	363	0.8	467	1.0
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s.	312	1.0	338	1.3	424	1.2	438	0.9	400	0.9	412	0.9
6. Basic manufactures	3,813	12.2	2,824	11.0	3,702	10.1	4,328	9.2	3,524	8.0	3,442	7.6
61. Leather,dressed fur,etc.	9	0.0	11	0.0	8	0.0	8	0.0	9	0.0	6	0.0
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s.	90	0.3	77	0.3	96	0.3	105	0.2	109	0.2	109	0.2
63. Wood and cork manufactures	13	0.0	10	0.0	13	0.0	14	0.0	23	0.1	24	0.1
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof	771	2.5	672	2.6	854	2.3	1,019	2.2	720	1.6	766	1.7
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc.	2,348	7.5	1,549	6.0	2,058	5.6	2,408	5.1	1,849	4.2	1,727	3.8
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s.	83	0.3	66	0.3	98	0.3	107	0.2	112	0.3	105	0.2
67. Iron and steel	93	0.3	80	0.3	101	0.3	119	0.3	114	0.3	140	0.3
68. Non-ferrous metals	91	0.3	102	0.4	106	0.3	110	0.2	117	0.3	131	0.3
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s.	316	1.0	259	1.0	369	1.0	438	0.9	471	1.1	434	1.0
7. Machinery,transport equipment	5,730	18.3	5,014	19.5	7,474	20.4	7,975	16.9	8,262	18.7	8,698	19.2
71. Power generating machinery and equipment	172	0.5	116	0.4	189	0.5	171	0.4	222	0.5	222	0.5
72. Machinery for specialized industries	468	1.5	401	1.6	511	1.4	596	1.3	547	1.2	502	1.1
73. Metal working machinery	64	0.2	54	0.2	68	0.2	81	0.2	98	0.2	93	0.2
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s.	677	2.2	570	2.2	685	1.9	917	1.9	880	2.0	925	2.0
75. Office machines and adp machines	761	2.4	738	2.9	1,029	2.8	1,024	2.2	840	1.9	840	1.9
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment	980	3.1	1,022	4.0	1,254	3.4	1,114	2.4	1,225	2.8	1,436	3.2
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts	1,194	3.8	1,122	4.4	1,373	3.7	1,663	3.5	1,700	3.8	1,985	4.4
78. Road vehicles	845	2.7	608	2.4	1,054	2.9	1,234	2.6	1,424	3.2	1,476	3.3
79. Other transport equipment	567	1.8	383	1.5	1,310	3.6	1,175	2.5	1,326	3.0	1,220	2.7
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles	2,286	7.3	1,808	7.0	2,422	6.6	2,829	6.0	2,767	6.3	2,921	6.5
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs	38	0.1	25	0.1	37	0.1	38	0.1	43	0.1	45	0.1
82. Furniture and parts thereof	86	0.3	64	0.2	83	0.2	100	0.2	99	0.2	109	0.2
83. Travel goods,handbags and sim.containers	17	0.1	9	0.0	15	0.0	24	0.1	27	0.1	28	0.1
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	505	1.6	309	1.2	593	1.6	632	1.3	426	1.0	421	0.9
85. Footwear	47	0.1	26	0.1	38	0.1	45	0.1	44	0.1	43	0.1
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s.	741	2.4	690	2.7	768	2.1	913	1.9	986	2.2	1,002	2.2
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc.	89	0.3	74	0.3	83	0.2	96	0.2	91	0.2	94	0.2
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s.	762	2.4	612	2.4	805	2.2	983	2.1	1,051	2.4	1,180	2.6
9. Goods not classified elsewhere	1,949	6.2	1,565	6.1	2,003	5.5	2,480	5.3	2,397	5.4	2,358	5.2
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified	677	2.2	523	2.0	552	1.5	523	1.1	495	1.1	410	0.9
97. Gold,non-monetary	14	0.0	17	0.1	23	0.1	18	0.0	17	0.0	32	0.1
99. (USA Sitc) Estimate of non-canadian low value shipments; compiled low value shipments to canada; and various export shipments not identified by kind	1,251	4.0	1,008	3.9	1,420	3.9	1,936	4.1	1,872	4.2	1,903	4.2
All groups combined	31,370	100.0	25,770	100.0	36,622	100.0	47,082	100.0	44,180	100.0	45,239	100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

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

	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024
	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%	million $	%
0. Food and live animals	5,684	27.4	5,692	29.6	6,399	26.2	7,170	24.4	7,415	25.9	7,459	25.1
00. Live animals	5	0.0	5	0.0	6	0.0	5	0.0	5	0.0	4	0.0
01. Meat and meat preparations	337	1.6	371	1.9	416	1.7	388	1.3	340	1.2	407	1.4
02. Dairy products and birds' eggs	33	0.2	39	0.2	41	0.2	39	0.1	75	0.3	77	0.3
03. Fish and fish preparations	415	2.0	382	2.0	490	2.0	495	1.7	415	1.4	398	1.3
04. Cereals and cereal preparations	60	0.3	75	0.4	84	0.3	110	0.4	133	0.5	141	0.5
05. Vegetables and fruit	3,263	15.7	3,291	17.1	3,492	14.3	3,774	12.9	4,119	14.4	4,185	14.1
06. Sugars,sugar preparations and honey	429	2.1	379	2.0	450	1.8	604	2.1	590	2.1	707	2.4
07. Coffee,tea,cocoa,spices	1,067	5.1	1,057	5.5	1,318	5.4	1,625	5.5	1,584	5.5	1,366	4.6
08. Feeding stuff for animals	9	0.0	11	0.1	9	0.0	8	0.0	14	0.0	11	0.0
09. Miscellaneous edible products and preparations	68	0.3	81	0.4	93	0.4	121	0.4	142	0.5	164	0.5
1. Beverages and tobacco	401	1.9	457	2.4	604	2.5	643	2.2	684	2.4	726	2.4
11. Beverages	84	0.4	88	0.5	131	0.5	149	0.5	169	0.6	184	0.6
12. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures	318	1.5	369	1.9	474	1.9	494	1.7	515	1.8	542	1.8
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels	283	1.4	277	1.4	370	1.5	396	1.3	392	1.4	398	1.3
22. Oil seeds,oleaginous fruits	24	0.1	28	0.1	19	0.1	18	0.1	14	0.1	12	0.0
23. Crude rubber (incl.synthetic)	17	0.1	17	0.1	24	0.1	25	0.1	28	0.1	27	0.1
24. Cork and wood	14	0.1	12	0.1	16	0.1	18	0.1	18	0.1	16	0.1
26. Textile fibres and their wastes	24	0.1	20	0.1	22	0.1	24	0.1	19	0.1	16	0.1
27. Crude fertilizers and crude minerals	6	0.0	8	0.0	8	0.0	19	0.1	41	0.1	34	0.1
28. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	49	0.2	35	0.2	83	0.3	94	0.3	83	0.3	103	0.3
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s.	150	0.7	156	0.8	198	0.8	198	0.7	189	0.7	189	0.6
3. Mineral fuels etc	114	0.6	98	0.5	65	0.3	80	0.3	57	0.2	76	0.3
33. Petroleum and products	114	0.6	98	0.5	65	0.3	80	0.3	57	0.2	76	0.3
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats	8	0.0	15	0.1	12	0.0	36	0.1	15	0.1	18	0.1
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils	8	0.0	15	0.1	12	0.0	35	0.1	12	0.0	15	0.1
43. Processed animal or vegetable oils,etc.							1	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s.	197	0.9	204	1.1	260	1.1	343	1.2	289	1.0	309	1.0
51. Organic chemicals	28	0.1	33	0.2	26	0.1	50	0.2	32	0.1	28	0.1
52. Inorganic chemicals							7	0.0			1	0.0
53. Dyeing,tanning and colouring material	4	0.0	5	0.0	6	0.0	6	0.0	11	0.0	17	0.1
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products	33	0.2	32	0.2	37	0.2	38	0.1	51	0.2	75	0.3
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations	30	0.1	32	0.2	30	0.1	40	0.1	42	0.1	36	0.1
57. Plastics in primary forms	31	0.1	20	0.1	46	0.2	47	0.2	37	0.1	46	0.2
58. Plastics in non-primary forms	62	0.3	65	0.3	96	0.4	138	0.5	95	0.3	83	0.3
59. Chemical materials and products,n.e.s.	8	0.0	17	0.1	18	0.1	17	0.1	21	0.1	23	0.1
6. Basic manufactures	548	2.6	787	4.1	705	2.9	800	2.7	703	2.5	699	2.3
61. Leather,dressed fur,etc.	2	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0
62. Rubber manufactures,n.e.s.	185	0.9	159	0.8	200	0.8	247	0.8	239	0.8	223	0.7
63. Wood and cork manufactures	37	0.2	32	0.2	37	0.2	45	0.2	39	0.1	36	0.1
64. Paper,paperboard and articles thereof	21	0.1	27	0.1	28	0.1	31	0.1	26	0.1	29	0.1
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc.	137	0.7	365	1.9	139	0.6	128	0.4	122	0.4	114	0.4
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s.	47	0.2	45	0.2	67	0.3	83	0.3	50	0.2	78	0.3
67. Iron and steel	38	0.2	23	0.1	97	0.4	77	0.3	27	0.1	28	0.1
68. Non-ferrous metals	32	0.2	88	0.5	83	0.3	118	0.4	137	0.5	122	0.4
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s.	47	0.2	45	0.2	52	0.2	69	0.2	62	0.2	69	0.2
7. Machinery,transport equipment	1,583	7.6	1,397	7.3	2,149	8.8	3,482	11.9	4,226	14.8	4,562	15.3
71. Power generating machinery and equipment	38	0.2	26	0.1	21	0.1	29	0.1	36	0.1	32	0.1
72. Machinery for specialized industries	8	0.0	9	0.0	9	0.0	14	0.0	16	0.1	18	0.1
73. Metal working machinery	3	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0	4	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s.	18	0.1	19	0.1	36	0.1	50	0.2	42	0.1	55	0.2
75. Office machines and adp machines	11	0.1	15	0.1	13	0.1	39	0.1	29	0.1	20	0.1
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment	17	0.1	26	0.1	8	0.0	17	0.1	51	0.2	64	0.2
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts	1,405	6.8	1,225	6.4	1,969	8.1	3,202	10.9	3,954	13.8	4,273	14.4
78. Road vehicles	78	0.4	68	0.4	85	0.4	87	0.3	91	0.3	81	0.3
79. Other transport equipment	4	0.0	6	0.0	3	0.0	40	0.1	4	0.0	15	0.1
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles	10,603	51.1	8,650	44.9	11,868	48.6	14,215	48.4	12,461	43.5	13,017	43.7
81. Prefabr.buildings;sanitary,lighting etc.fixtrs	2	0.0	1	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0
82. Furniture and parts thereof	70	0.3	80	0.4	114	0.5	113	0.4	95	0.3	91	0.3
83. Travel goods,handbags and sim.containers	12	0.1	10	0.1	15	0.1	21	0.1	21	0.1	21	0.1
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories	8,029	38.7	5,903	30.7	8,305	34.0	10,120	34.5	7,659	26.7	7,391	24.8
85. Footwear	37	0.2	31	0.2	36	0.1	48	0.2	48	0.2	57	0.2
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s.	1,758	8.5	2,062	10.7	2,615	10.7	2,674	9.1	3,111	10.9	3,728	12.5
88. Photographic equipment,optical goods etc.	112	0.5	72	0.4	41	0.2	35	0.1	49	0.2	70	0.2
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s.	583	2.8	491	2.5	738	3.0	1,203	4.1	1,475	5.1	1,658	5.6
9. Goods not classified elsewhere	1,342	6.5	1,680	8.7	1,980	8.1	2,184	7.4	2,401	8.4	2,494	8.4
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified	487	2.3	770	4.0	817	3.3	1,013	3.5	1,295	4.5	1,275	4.3
97. Gold,non-monetary	758	3.6	823	4.3	1,056	4.3	995	3.4	849	3.0	951	3.2
98. (USA Sitc) Estimate of import items valued under $251 and of other low valued items nonexempt from formal entry	97	0.5	87	0.4	107	0.4	176	0.6	258	0.9	268	0.9
All groups combined	20,763	100.0	19,257	100.0	24,412	100.0	29,348	100.0	28,644	100.0	29,758	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)