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

El Salvador
21.4%
in 2014
Vanuatu
21.8%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
118th
Vanuatu rank
116th

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Vanuatu
20406080194019772014

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 21.8% against 21.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vanuatu ahead.

El Salvador ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 116th of 193 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 37.6% 39.5% 2.0% Vanuatu
1980s 22.1% 26.9% 4.7% Vanuatu
1990s 17.7% 22.1% 4.4% Vanuatu
2000s 21.5% 46.3% 24.8% Vanuatu
2010s 22.5% 34.4% 11.9% Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 21.8% 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 Vanuatu?
0.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vanuatu?
36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Vanuatu rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 116th 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.