El Salvador vs Guatemala: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.9773 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guatemala
0.9864 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
34th
Guatemala rank
33rd

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.9864 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9773 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 33rd of 188 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 0.8875 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8881 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala
1970s 0.8341 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8532 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guatemala
1980s 0.9305 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9012 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.9627 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9101 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0527 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9622 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9652 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.9986 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9807 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 0.9864 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9773 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 11,115 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.