El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.5486 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
65th
Nicaragua rank
67th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5486 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 65th and Nicaragua ranks 67th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.3423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2848 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0657 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.3461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.4494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4836 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.4747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.5486 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 65th and Nicaragua ranks 67th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.