El Salvador vs Uruguay: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.60 billion current US$ against 19.33 billion current US$ in Uruguay, a difference of 1.27 billion current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 95th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 270.76 million current US$ | 214.60 million current US$ | 56.16 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 730.76 million current US$ | 698.47 million current US$ | 32.30 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.06 billion current US$ | 1.46 billion current US$ | 394.53 million current US$ | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.86 billion current US$ | 3.46 billion current US$ | 600.33 million current US$ | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.68 billion current US$ | 5.61 billion current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.90 billion current US$ | 13.82 billion current US$ | 2.92 billion current US$ | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.67 billion current US$ | 17.36 billion current US$ | 687.37 million current US$ | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 20.60 billion current US$ against 19.33 billion current US$ in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 1.27 billion current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 95th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$). 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.