El Salvador vs Guatemala: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
El Salvador
5,737 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Guatemala
5,559 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
94th
Guatemala rank
97th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5,737 constant 2015 US$ per person against 5,559 constant 2015 US$ per person in Guatemala, a difference of 178 constant 2015 US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Guatemala ranks 97th of 163 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,251 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,215 constant 2015 US$ per person | 36.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3,977 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,775 constant 2015 US$ per person | 201.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4,435 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,241 constant 2015 US$ per person | 193.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,163 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,064 constant 2015 US$ per person | 98.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 5,737 constant 2015 US$ per person against 5,559 constant 2015 US$ per person in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 178 constant 2015 US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Guatemala ranks 97th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.