Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$)

Costa Rica
304,779 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
323,830 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
61st
El Salvador rank
60th

Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 323,830 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 304,779 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 19,051 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 61st and El Salvador ranks 60th of 193 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 31,013 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 140,211 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 109,198 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 60,883 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 196,274 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 135,391 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 84,795 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 148,599 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 63,805 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 127,829 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 178,726 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 50,898 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 186,066 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 236,055 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 49,989 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 221,924 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 284,138 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 62,214 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 275,268 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 304,244 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 28,976 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 323,830 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 304,779 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
19,051 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
Costa Rica ranks 61st and El Salvador ranks 60th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,791 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 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.