El Salvador vs Philippines: GDP per capita

El Salvador
11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Philippines
10,110 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
El Salvador rank
120th
Philippines rank
122nd

GDP per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Philippines
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices against 10,110 international-$ in 2021 prices in Philippines, a difference of 1,135 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 122nd of 184 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 2,158 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,899 international-$ in 2021 prices 258.55 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
1960s 2,624 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,375 international-$ in 2021 prices 248.53 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
1970s 3,178 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,199 international-$ in 2021 prices 21.23 international-$ in 2021 prices Philippines
1980s 3,055 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,790 international-$ in 2021 prices 734.85 international-$ in 2021 prices Philippines
1990s 3,939 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,085 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,146 international-$ in 2021 prices Philippines
2000s 6,166 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,254 international-$ in 2021 prices 911.84 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
2010s 8,664 international-$ in 2021 prices 7,949 international-$ in 2021 prices 714.73 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador
2020s 10,593 international-$ in 2021 prices 9,338 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,255 international-$ in 2021 prices El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, El Salvador or Philippines?
El Salvador, at 11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices against 10,110 international-$ in 2021 prices in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between El Salvador and Philippines?
1,135 international-$ in 2021 prices, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Philippines?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Philippines rank globally for gdp per capita?
El Salvador ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 122nd 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 GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
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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