El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
72nd
Nicaragua rank
73rd
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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
Manufacturing, value added (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.