El Salvador vs Guatemala: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
El Salvador
11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Guatemala
12,209 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
117th
Guatemala rank
114th
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 12,209 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in El Salvador, a difference of 964 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guatemala ahead.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Guatemala ranks 114th of 181 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,525 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 3,032 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 507.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 3,178 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 3,988 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 810.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 3,055 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 4,394 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 1,339 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 3,939 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 5,093 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 1,154 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 6,166 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 6,658 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 492.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 8,664 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 9,183 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 518.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 10,593 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 11,524 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 930.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 12,209 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 11,245 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 964 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Guatemala ranks 114th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (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
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.