El Salvador vs Panama: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.4345 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0.4168 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
144th
Panama rank
146th
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4345 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4168 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0177 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 144th and Panama ranks 146th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.696 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.05 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3521 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.702 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8719 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1699 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.4914 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5832 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0918 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.4298 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 0.4345 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4168 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0177 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 144th and Panama ranks 146th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), 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 of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.