El Salvador vs Poland: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP

El Salvador
42.0%
in 2014
Poland
41.8%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
83rd
Poland rank
86th

Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Poland
1020304050194019772014

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 42.0% against 41.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 83rd and Poland ranks 86th of 193 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Poland Difference Ahead
1940s 9.2% 7.2% 2.1% El Salvador
1950s 16.8% 8.7% 8.2% El Salvador
1960s 21.9% 8.4% 13.5% El Salvador
1970s 28.0% 20.2% 7.8% El Salvador
1980s 26.3% 20.8% 5.6% El Salvador
1990s 27.8% 22.8% 5.1% El Salvador
2000s 39.3% 33.5% 5.8% El Salvador
2010s 42.4% 40.7% 1.8% 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 Poland?
El Salvador, at 42.0% against 41.8% in Poland as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Poland?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Poland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Poland rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 83rd and Poland ranks 86th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed 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

Indicator
Value of imported 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, 12,772 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Estimates correspond to merchandise import-to-GDP ratios for countries and regions. All ratios are taken at current prices. See source for more details.