El Salvador vs Honduras: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 56.5% against 56.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 66th and Honduras ranks 65th of 193 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.0% | 34.3% | 6.3% | Honduras |
| 1970s | 34.2% | 43.9% | 9.7% | Honduras |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 37.4% | 9.0% | Honduras |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 56.2% | 21.5% | Honduras |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 71.9% | 27.0% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 63.8% | 16.3% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 60.3% | 8.4% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 56.5% against 56.1% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.4%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- El Salvador ranks 66th and Honduras ranks 65th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% 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 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.