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North & Central America and Caribbean
El Salvador |
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Last reviewed: 08 June 2009 |
Country information
Trade and investment
Trade and investment with the UK
The main UK investors are Shell, Unilever and HSBC. In 2004, UK exports to El Salvador amounted to £20.2 million. This comprised mainly chemicals and related products, general machinery and transport equipment, plastics, inorganic chemicals and dairy products.
During the same period, El Salvador exported £7.3 million worth of goods to the UK. These comprised articles of apparel and clothing, coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, plastics and beverages.
UK Trade & Investment Country Profile: El Salvador
UK development assistance
The UK provides aid to El Salvador through the multilateral agencies, in particular the EU and the InterAmerican Development Bank (IADB).
UK emergency relief contributions totalled £1.6 million as part of the international effort following the major earthquakes in El Salvador in January and February 2001.
