El Salvador vs Guatemala: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
El Salvador
4,425 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Guatemala
4,719 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
100th
Guatemala rank
97th
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 4,719 constant 2015 US$ per person against 4,425 constant 2015 US$ per person in El Salvador, a difference of 294 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Guatemala ranks 97th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,577 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,009 constant 2015 US$ per person | 568.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2,973 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,462 constant 2015 US$ per person | 510.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2,259 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,564 constant 2015 US$ per person | 305.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2,747 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,649 constant 2015 US$ per person | 97.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,320 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,079 constant 2015 US$ per person | 240.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,802 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,658 constant 2015 US$ per person | 143.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4,206 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,339 constant 2015 US$ per person | 133.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 4,719 constant 2015 US$ per person against 4,425 constant 2015 US$ per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 294 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Guatemala ranks 97th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.