El Salvador vs Small states: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- El Salvador
- Small states
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.2% against 2.5% in Small states, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.5 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Small states ranks 36th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Small states |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 5.6% | 2.6% | Small states |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, El Salvador or Small states?
- El Salvador, at 11.2% against 2.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between El Salvador and Small states?
- 8.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Small states?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Small states rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd and Small states ranks 36th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.