El Salvador vs Panama: PPP conversion factor for private consumption
El Salvador
0.4688 LCU per international $
in 2025
Panama
0.4967 LCU per international $
in 2025
El Salvador rank
192nd
Panama rank
191st
PPP conversion factor for private consumption over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.4967 LCU per international $ against 0.4688 LCU per international $ in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0279 LCU per international $.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 192nd and Panama ranks 191st of 201 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4107 LCU per international $ | 0.5713 LCU per international $ | 0.1606 LCU per international $ | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.4966 LCU per international $ | 0.506 LCU per international $ | 0.0094 LCU per international $ | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.5228 LCU per international $ | 0.5261 LCU per international $ | 0.0033 LCU per international $ | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.4861 LCU per international $ | 0.53 LCU per international $ | 0.0439 LCU per international $ | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ppp conversion factor for private consumption, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.4967 LCU per international $ against 0.4688 LCU per international $ in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ppp conversion factor for private consumption between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.0279 LCU per international $, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for ppp conversion factor for private consumption?
- El Salvador ranks 192nd and Panama ranks 191st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ICP, Eurostat PPP Programme, and OECD PPP Programme, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as PPP conversion factor for private consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.