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
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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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.