El Salvador vs Mexico: Share of imports that come from China
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2025
Mexico
20.1%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
79th
Mexico rank
78th
Share of imports that come from China over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 20.1% against 20.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1953 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 79th and Mexico ranks 78th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 7.4% | 2.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 16.8% | 4.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 19.7% | 2.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 20.1% against 20.1% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- El Salvador ranks 79th and Mexico ranks 78th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.