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
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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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.