Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Afghanistan
12.19 billion current GBP
in 2014
El Salvador
15.23 billion current GBP
in 2014
Afghanistan rank
110th
El Salvador rank
107th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • El Salvador
05.0B10.0B15.0B194019772014

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 15.23 billion current GBP against 12.19 billion current GBP in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.04 billion current GBP.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1956 it was El Salvador ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 110th and El Salvador ranks 107th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan El Salvador Difference Ahead
1950s 103.24 million current GBP 199.32 million current GBP 96.08 million current GBP El Salvador
1960s 376.20 million current GBP 299.31 million current GBP 76.89 million current GBP Afghanistan
1970s 1.14 billion current GBP 986.72 million current GBP 153.45 million current GBP Afghanistan
1980s 1.77 billion current GBP 2.32 billion current GBP 554.52 million current GBP El Salvador
2000s 3.99 billion current GBP 10.16 billion current GBP 6.17 billion current GBP El Salvador
2010s 11.90 billion current GBP 14.84 billion current GBP 2.93 billion current GBP El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Afghanistan or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 15.23 billion current GBP against 12.19 billion current GBP in Afghanistan as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
3.04 billion current GBP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
48 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2014.
How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Afghanistan ranks 110th and El Salvador ranks 107th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.