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

El Salvador
0.4657 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Suriname
0.4777 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
54th
Suriname rank
52nd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.4777 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4657 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.

El Salvador ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 52nd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2101 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4567 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2466 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1970s 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4992 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1980s 0.2475 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4545 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1990s 0.2764 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9469 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6705 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2000s 0.4483 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2437 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.4487 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2339 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.4751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4772 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, El Salvador or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.4777 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4657 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between El Salvador and Suriname?
0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
El Salvador ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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