El Salvador vs Guatemala: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin

El Salvador
54.3%
in 2023
Guatemala
46.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
2nd
Guatemala rank
4th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 54.3% against 46.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 2nd and Guatemala ranks 4th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 25.2% 18.8% 6.3% El Salvador
1970s 30.3% 30.1% 0.2% El Salvador
1980s 24.5% 31.3% 6.8% Guatemala
1990s 45.5% 33.2% 12.3% El Salvador
2000s 32.6% 37.7% 5.1% Guatemala
2010s 43.5% 38.2% 5.3% El Salvador
2020s 51.2% 42.8% 8.4% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 54.3% against 46.6% in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin between El Salvador and Guatemala?
7.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Guatemala ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 11,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.