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

El Salvador
754,348 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
811,246 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
60th
Malaysia rank
57th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 811,246 current US$ per square kilometre against 754,348 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 56,898 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 9,774 current US$ per square kilometre 3,398 current US$ per square kilometre 6,377 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 28,211 current US$ per square kilometre 10,965 current US$ per square kilometre 17,246 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 44,918 current US$ per square kilometre 41,207 current US$ per square kilometre 3,712 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 108,768 current US$ per square kilometre 171,151 current US$ per square kilometre 62,383 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 321,779 current US$ per square kilometre 330,431 current US$ per square kilometre 8,652 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 496,626 current US$ per square kilometre 579,694 current US$ per square kilometre 83,067 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 689,973 current US$ per square kilometre 753,926 current US$ per square kilometre 63,952 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 811,246 current US$ per square kilometre against 754,348 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between El Salvador and Malaysia?
56,898 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
El Salvador ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.