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
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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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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,350 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.