El Salvador vs Malaysia: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
835,101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
772,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
59th
Malaysia rank
60th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 835,101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 772,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 63,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 52,912 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,839 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 58,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,831 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 129,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 197,619 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 311,100 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 382,179 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71,078 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 527,302 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 621,544 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 94,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 741,013 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 731,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,853 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
El Salvador, at 835,101 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 772,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malaysia?
63,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 60th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.