El Salvador vs Malaysia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
El Salvador
693,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
613,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
57th
Malaysia rank
59th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 693,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 613,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 80,558 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,599 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,769 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 24,831 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 44,713 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 40,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,392 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 105,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 161,197 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 56,194 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 257,411 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 315,622 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 58,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 452,038 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 494,968 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 42,930 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 626,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 603,402 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 23,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- El Salvador, at 693,764 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 613,206 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 80,558 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.