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
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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About this data
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.