El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
7th

Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nicaragua ahead.

El Salvador ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 7th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1970s 0.1659 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1479 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.2824 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.2816 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 10,114 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Imports by region of origin divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.