El Salvador vs Panama: DEC alternative conversion factor
El Salvador
1 LCU per US$
in 2025
Panama
1 LCU per US$
in 2025
El Salvador rank
159th
Panama rank
159th
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 LCU per US$ against 1 LCU per US$ in Panama, a difference of 0 LCU per US$.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 159th and Panama ranks 159th of 214 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 1970s | 1 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 1980s | 1 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 1990s | 1 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 2000s | 1 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 2010s | 1 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 2020s | 1 LCU per US$ | 1 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 1 LCU per US$ against 1 LCU per US$ in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0 LCU per US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- El Salvador ranks 159th and Panama ranks 159th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.