El Salvador vs Malaysia: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
141,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
158,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
65th
Malaysia rank
63rd

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
050.0k100.0k150.0k197419982023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 158,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 141,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 17,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 11,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,242 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 13,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,381 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,439 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 24,558 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 36,422 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,864 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 53,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,866 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 75,263 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 126,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 114,610 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127,760 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 158,869 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 141,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malaysia?
17,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.