El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
El Salvador
2.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nicaragua
2.22 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador rank
125th
Nicaragua rank
122nd
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.22 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in El Salvador, a difference of 0.18 % change on previous year.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 13.36 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 1980s | -6.03 % change on previous year | -4.36 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 9 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 10.38 % change on previous year | 16.51 % change on previous year | 6.13 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 5.27 % change on previous year | 8.17 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 4.16 % change on previous year | 9.9 % change on previous year | 5.74 % change on previous year | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.22 % change on previous year against 2.04 % change on previous year in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.18 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.