El Salvador vs Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP)

El Salvador
15.23 billion current GBP
in 2014
Zambia
16.49 billion current GBP
in 2014
El Salvador rank
107th
Zambia rank
104th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B194019772014

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 16.49 billion current GBP against 15.23 billion current GBP in El Salvador, a difference of 1.26 billion current GBP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 104th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia Difference Ahead
1940s 110.46 million current GBP 36.86 million current GBP 73.61 million current GBP El Salvador
1950s 178.81 million current GBP 136.70 million current GBP 42.11 million current GBP El Salvador
1960s 299.31 million current GBP 379.73 million current GBP 80.43 million current GBP Zambia
1970s 986.72 million current GBP 1.15 billion current GBP 166.79 million current GBP Zambia
1980s 2.32 billion current GBP 1.89 billion current GBP 431.22 million current GBP El Salvador
1990s 5.34 billion current GBP 2.17 billion current GBP 3.17 billion current GBP El Salvador
2000s 10.01 billion current GBP 5.25 billion current GBP 4.76 billion current GBP El Salvador
2010s 14.84 billion current GBP 15.67 billion current GBP 830.20 million current GBP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), El Salvador or Zambia?
Zambia, at 16.49 billion current GBP against 15.23 billion current GBP in El Salvador as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between El Salvador and Zambia?
1.26 billion current GBP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
El Salvador ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 104th 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.