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LatinNews Daily - 16 July 2025
In brief: El Salvador’s trade deficit grows
*El Salvador’s central bank (BCR) has released new figures showing that the country’s exports totalled US$606.14m in May up from US$556.76m in April and up 6.75% on May 2024. Meanwhile imports in May totalled US$1.55bn, up from U$1.47bn in April and up 11.03% on April 2024. This leaves a trade deficit of US$947.85m in May, up from US$911.09m in April. Total exports in the first five months of 2025 came to US$2.84bn, representing accumulated growth this year of 5.4%. According to the BCR, total imports in the first five months came to US$7.62bn, representing accumulated growth of 10.5%.
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