El Salvador vs Jordan: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
El Salvador
45.7%
in 2024
Jordan
44.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
58th
Jordan rank
61st
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 45.7% against 44.6% in Jordan, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Jordan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 58th and Jordan ranks 61st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.5% | 21.5% | 2.0% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 25.4% | 35.3% | 9.9% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 46.3% | 22.6% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 54.9% | 27.1% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 64.0% | 18.7% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 49.5% | 4.7% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 43.3% | 3.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, El Salvador or Jordan?
- El Salvador, at 45.7% against 44.6% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 1.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 58th and Jordan ranks 61st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported 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
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).