Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Export unit value index
Export unit value index over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 121.7 2015 = 100 against 120.8 2015 = 100 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9 2015 = 100.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 151st of 207 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.48 2015 = 100 | 48.44 2015 = 100 | 22.04 2015 = 100 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 81.19 2015 = 100 | 60.22 2015 = 100 | 20.97 2015 = 100 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 85.54 2015 = 100 | 72.99 2015 = 100 | 12.55 2015 = 100 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 99.34 2015 = 100 | 98.85 2015 = 100 | 0.49 2015 = 100 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 112.46 2015 = 100 | 116.36 2015 = 100 | 3.9 2015 = 100 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher export unit value index, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 121.7 2015 = 100 against 120.8 2015 = 100 in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in export unit value index between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.9 2015 = 100, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for export unit value index?
- Costa Rica ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 151st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.