El Salvador vs Indonesia: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP

El Salvador
21.4%
in 2014
Indonesia
21.9%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
118th
Indonesia rank
115th

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Indonesia
20406080100192119672014

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 21.9% against 21.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Indonesia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 118th and Indonesia ranks 115th of 193 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Indonesia Difference Ahead
1940s 13.2% 52.2% 39.0% Indonesia
1950s 20.7% 60.4% 39.6% Indonesia
1960s 21.7% 48.1% 26.4% Indonesia
1970s 29.6% 22.0% 7.6% El Salvador
1980s 22.1% 24.3% 2.2% Indonesia
1990s 17.7% 28.2% 10.5% Indonesia
2000s 21.5% 33.1% 11.7% Indonesia
2010s 22.5% 22.8% 0.4% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, El Salvador or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 21.9% against 21.4% in El Salvador as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Indonesia?
0.5%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Indonesia ranks 115th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,835 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.