Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
134,329 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
138,969 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
El Salvador rank
65th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
050.0k100.0k150.0k197619992023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 138,969 current US$ per square kilometre against 134,329 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 4,640 current US$ per square kilometre.

Across all 47 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 65th of 198 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 4,459 current US$ per square kilometre 11,646 current US$ per square kilometre 7,187 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 6,035 current US$ per square kilometre 13,118 current US$ per square kilometre 7,083 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 16,749 current US$ per square kilometre 23,679 current US$ per square kilometre 6,930 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 28,831 current US$ per square kilometre 52,542 current US$ per square kilometre 23,712 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 58,687 current US$ per square kilometre 73,630 current US$ per square kilometre 14,943 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 99,843 current US$ per square kilometre 112,222 current US$ per square kilometre 12,379 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 138,969 current US$ per square kilometre against 134,329 current US$ per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
4,640 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 65th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.