El Salvador vs Guatemala: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
El Salvador
7,154 current US$ per person
in 2025
Guatemala
7,615 current US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
97th
Guatemala rank
95th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 7,615 current US$ per person against 7,154 current US$ per person in El Salvador, a difference of 461 current US$ per person.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.
El Salvador ranks 97th and Guatemala ranks 95th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294.24 current US$ per person | 305.09 current US$ per person | 10.84 current US$ per person | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 505.3 current US$ per person | 633.22 current US$ per person | 127.93 current US$ per person | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 818.74 current US$ per person | 1,125 current US$ per person | 306.25 current US$ per person | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1,605 current US$ per person | 1,419 current US$ per person | 185.52 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2,933 current US$ per person | 2,373 current US$ per person | 560.06 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4,419 current US$ per person | 4,165 current US$ per person | 253.13 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6,171 current US$ per person | 6,341 current US$ per person | 169.52 current US$ per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 7,615 current US$ per person against 7,154 current US$ per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 461 current US$ per person, 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 national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 97th and Guatemala ranks 95th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.