El Salvador vs United States: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
El Salvador
2 rank
in 2024
United States
2 rank
in 2024
El Salvador rank
72nd
United States rank
72nd
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- El Salvador
- United States
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 rank against 2 rank in United States, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1953 it was United States ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and United States ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19 rank | 66 rank | 47 rank | United States |
| 1970s | 34.5 rank | 67.5 rank | 33 rank | United States |
| 1990s | 30 rank | 4.57 rank | 25.43 rank | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 8.7 rank | 2.2 rank | 6.5 rank | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2 rank | 1 rank | 1 rank | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2 rank | 1.4 rank | 0.6 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 United States?
- El Salvador, at 2 rank against 2 rank in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between El Salvador and United States?
- 0 rank, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and United States rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and United States ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – 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 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.