El Salvador vs Spain: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.2482 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.2594 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
164th
Spain rank
161st
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2594 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2482 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0112 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 164th and Spain ranks 161st of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.344 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.509 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2157 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2933 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.4261 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2328 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1933 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4051 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2722 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1329 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.2996 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2688 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2476 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2713 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0237 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.2594 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2482 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Spain?
- 0.0112 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 164th and Spain ranks 161st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.