El Salvador vs Uganda: Commercial service imports

El Salvador
3.89 billion current US$
in 2025
Uganda
4.36 billion current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
99th
Uganda rank
96th

Commercial service imports over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.36 billion current US$ against 3.89 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 475.81 million current US$.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 99th and Uganda ranks 96th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 271.81 million current US$ 147.78 million current US$ 124.03 million current US$ El Salvador
1990s 490.64 million current US$ 446.77 million current US$ 43.87 million current US$ El Salvador
2000s 1.09 billion current US$ 717.14 million current US$ 371.53 million current US$ El Salvador
2010s 1.53 billion current US$ 2.37 billion current US$ 842.08 million current US$ Uganda
2020s 2.56 billion current US$ 3.42 billion current US$ 861.14 million current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports, El Salvador or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.36 billion current US$ against 3.89 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports between El Salvador and Uganda?
475.81 million current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for commercial service imports?
El Salvador ranks 99th and Uganda ranks 96th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,760 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.