El Salvador vs Korea: Trade
El Salvador
88.2%
in 2025
Korea
86.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
88th
Korea rank
91st
Trade over time
- El Salvador
- Korea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 88.2% against 86.4% in Korea, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 88th and Korea ranks 91st of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.1% | 28.3% | 24.7% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 65.7% | 47.6% | 18.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 51.0% | 58.1% | 7.1% | Korea |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 52.1% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 69.0% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 83.7% | 7.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.8% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade, El Salvador or Korea?
- El Salvador, at 88.2% against 86.4% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade between El Salvador and Korea?
- 1.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Korea rank globally for trade?
- El Salvador ranks 88th and Korea ranks 91st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.