El Salvador vs World: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
26th
World rank
29th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- World
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.2459 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and World ranks 29th of 186 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or World?
- El Salvador, at 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and World?
- 0.2459 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and World rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and World ranks 29th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.