El Salvador vs Panama: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0.9029 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
126th
Panama rank
129th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9029 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0971 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 126th and Panama ranks 129th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.81 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1652 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.68 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.2 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.066 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9342 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1081 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9029 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0971 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 126th and Panama ranks 129th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 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 national expenditure (constant 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.