El Salvador vs Guatemala: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

El Salvador
1,412 current US$ per person
in 2025
Guatemala
1,437 current US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
124th
Guatemala rank
123rd

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
05001.0k1.5k196519952025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1,437 current US$ per person against 1,412 current US$ per person in El Salvador, a difference of 25 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 124th and Guatemala ranks 123rd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 69.92 current US$ per person 54.91 current US$ per person 15.01 current US$ per person El Salvador
1970s 120.17 current US$ per person 123.21 current US$ per person 3.04 current US$ per person Guatemala
1980s 181.85 current US$ per person 223.79 current US$ per person 41.94 current US$ per person Guatemala
1990s 360.44 current US$ per person 264.09 current US$ per person 96.34 current US$ per person El Salvador
2000s 629.16 current US$ per person 556.14 current US$ per person 73.02 current US$ per person El Salvador
2010s 954.38 current US$ per person 890.08 current US$ per person 64.3 current US$ per person El Salvador
2020s 1,205 current US$ per person 1,227 current US$ per person 21.14 current US$ per person Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 1,437 current US$ per person against 1,412 current US$ per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between El Salvador and Guatemala?
25 current US$ per person, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
El Salvador ranks 124th and Guatemala ranks 123rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.