El Salvador vs Guatemala: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.0227 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guatemala
0.1046 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
157th
Guatemala rank
154th
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.1046 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0227 current LCU per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0819 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 4.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 157th and Guatemala ranks 154th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1125 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1119 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1659 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1468 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 current LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0695 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1535 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.084 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.0373 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5173 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4801 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guatemala |
| 2000s | -0.0101 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2955 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3056 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guatemala |
| 2010s | -0.0141 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2671 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2813 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.0014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1492 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1478 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.1046 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.0227 current LCU per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0819 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 157th and Guatemala ranks 154th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.