El Salvador vs Libya: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

El Salvador
2,477 current US$ per person
in 2023
Libya
2,491 current US$ per person
in 2023
El Salvador rank
110th
Libya rank
109th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 2,491 current US$ per person against 2,477 current US$ per person in El Salvador, a difference of 14 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

El Salvador ranks 110th and Libya ranks 109th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 52.47 current US$ per person 186.24 current US$ per person 133.78 current US$ per person Libya
1970s 139.7 current US$ per person 945.25 current US$ per person 805.55 current US$ per person Libya
1980s 191.14 current US$ per person 1,529 current US$ per person 1,338 current US$ per person Libya
1990s 392.04 current US$ per person 1,051 current US$ per person 659.11 current US$ per person Libya
2000s 1,110 current US$ per person 815.03 current US$ per person 295.34 current US$ per person El Salvador
2010s 1,669 current US$ per person 2,645 current US$ per person 975.56 current US$ per person Libya
2020s 2,279 current US$ per person 2,099 current US$ per person 179.97 current US$ per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, El Salvador or Libya?
Libya, at 2,491 current US$ per person against 2,477 current US$ per person in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Libya?
14 current US$ per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
El Salvador ranks 110th and Libya ranks 109th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.