El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
El Salvador
15.63 billion current US$
in 2023
Sri Lanka
16.10 billion current US$
in 2023
El Salvador rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
91st
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 16.10 billion current US$ against 15.63 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 472.50 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 168.10 million current US$ | 319.32 million current US$ | 151.22 million current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 585.90 million current US$ | 581.83 million current US$ | 4.06 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 930.71 million current US$ | 1.89 billion current US$ | 956.79 million current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.25 billion current US$ | 4.14 billion current US$ | 1.89 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.67 billion current US$ | 7.94 billion current US$ | 1.28 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.29 billion current US$ | 17.71 billion current US$ | 7.42 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.30 billion current US$ | 17.23 billion current US$ | 2.94 billion current US$ | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 16.10 billion current US$ against 15.63 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 472.50 million current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- El Salvador ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.