El Salvador vs Mozambique: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
El Salvador
45.7%
in 2024
Mozambique
46.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
58th
Mozambique rank
56th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 46.4% against 45.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 58th and Mozambique ranks 56th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 23.1% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 22.4% | 22.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 45.3% | 0.4% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 54.4% | 7.3% | Mozambique |
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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 46.4% against 45.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 0.7%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Mozambique rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 58th and Mozambique ranks 56th 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).