Congo vs El Salvador: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Congo
0.4845 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador
0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Congo rank
47th
El Salvador rank
44th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4845 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 44th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3324 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1112 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1970s 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1980s 0.2811 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1990s 0.319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.271 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1839 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.4886 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4523 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2020s 0.2796 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1941 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Congo or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4845 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Congo and El Salvador?
0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Congo ranks 47th and El Salvador ranks 44th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.