El Salvador vs Vanuatu: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
26th
Vanuatu rank
27th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Vanuatu
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Vanuatu?
- El Salvador, at 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Vanuatu?
- 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vanuatu?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Vanuatu rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.