El Salvador vs Iran: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
El Salvador
2 rank
in 2025
Iran
2 rank
in 2025
El Salvador rank
66th
Iran rank
66th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 rank against 2 rank in Iran, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1967 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 66th and Iran ranks 66th of 206 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.5 rank | 28 rank | 8.5 rank | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 33.25 rank | 19.25 rank | 14 rank | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30 rank | 14.14 rank | 15.86 rank | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 8.7 rank | 5 rank | 3.7 rank | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2 rank | 1.5 rank | 0.5 rank | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2 rank | 1.67 rank | 0.3333 rank | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, El Salvador or Iran?
- El Salvador, at 2 rank against 2 rank in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0 rank, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- El Salvador ranks 66th and Iran ranks 66th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 means it is the country's largest import partner.