Colombia vs El Salvador: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 58.9% against 58.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 99th and El Salvador ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 37.1% | 9.4% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 47.2% | 36.5% | 10.6% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 48.6% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 55.2% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 59.6% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 59.5% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 60.2% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Colombia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 58.9% against 58.5% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for services, value added?
- Colombia ranks 99th and El Salvador ranks 97th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.