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

El Salvador
2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
2.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
89th
South Africa rank
92nd

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

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 92nd of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 11.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 7.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 7.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2496 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 4.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0978 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 2.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0922 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 2.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.4853 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 2.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.126 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 2.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1881 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP El Salvador

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 South Africa?
El Salvador, at 2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 92nd 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
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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.