Ecuador vs El Salvador: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Ecuador
6,874 current LCU per person
in 2025
El Salvador
7,154 current LCU per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
179th
El Salvador rank
178th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7,154 current LCU per person against 6,874 current LCU per person in Ecuador, a difference of 280 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 179th and El Salvador ranks 178th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461.05 current LCU per person | 294.24 current LCU per person | 166.8 current LCU per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 982.03 current LCU per person | 505.3 current LCU per person | 476.73 current LCU per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1,801 current LCU per person | 818.74 current LCU per person | 981.88 current LCU per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1,833 current LCU per person | 1,605 current LCU per person | 228.93 current LCU per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2,709 current LCU per person | 2,933 current LCU per person | 224.49 current LCU per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5,827 current LCU per person | 4,419 current LCU per person | 1,409 current LCU per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 6,336 current LCU per person | 6,171 current LCU per person | 164.83 current LCU per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 7,154 current LCU per person against 6,874 current LCU per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 280 current LCU per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 179th and El Salvador ranks 178th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.