El Salvador vs Guatemala: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

El Salvador
2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Guatemala
2.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
89th
Guatemala rank
88th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 89th and Guatemala ranks 88th of 180 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 9.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 10.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.976 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Guatemala
1970s 7.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 7.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2093 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Guatemala
1980s 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 4.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1519 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Guatemala
1990s 2.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Guatemala
2000s 2.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.8066 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Guatemala
2010s 2.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1338 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Guatemala
2020s 2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0204 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 2.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 89th and Guatemala ranks 88th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.