El Salvador vs Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP)

El Salvador
70.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Zambia
71.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
El Salvador rank
103rd
Zambia rank
102nd

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B195019862023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 71.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 70.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in El Salvador, a difference of 161.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 102nd of 184 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 5.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 186.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
1960s 8.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 9.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 1.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Zambia
1970s 13.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 11.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 1.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
1980s 14.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 13.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 1.77 billion international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
1990s 22.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 11.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 11.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
2000s 37.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 26.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 10.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
2010s 53.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 58.60 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 5.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Zambia
2020s 66.44 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 63.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), El Salvador or Zambia?
Zambia, at 71.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 70.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between El Salvador and Zambia?
161.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 102nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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