El Salvador vs Nigeria: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 0.7% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 7.0% | 3.1% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -1.9% | -0.9% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 7.7% | 6.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, El Salvador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.0% against 3.9% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for gdp growth?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 79th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.