El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Share of imports that come from China
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua
19.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
79th
Nicaragua rank
81st
Share of imports that come from China over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.1% against 19.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.7% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 13.7% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
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 Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 20.1% against 19.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- El Salvador ranks 79th and Nicaragua ranks 81st 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.