El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita
El Salvador
1,431 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1,035 constant LCU per person
in 2004
El Salvador rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
169th
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,431 constant LCU per person against 1,035 constant LCU per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 396 constant LCU per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 557.19 constant LCU per person | 339.46 constant LCU per person | 217.73 constant LCU per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 717.75 constant LCU per person | 910.24 constant LCU per person | 192.49 constant LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 391.89 constant LCU per person | 795.9 constant LCU per person | 404.01 constant LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 613.44 constant LCU per person | 855.18 constant LCU per person | 241.75 constant LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 967.87 constant LCU per person | 996.73 constant LCU per person | 28.86 constant LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 1,431 constant LCU per person against 1,035 constant LCU per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 396 constant LCU per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 169th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.