East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs El Salvador: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador
0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
43rd
El Salvador rank
44th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3059 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 61 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 44th of 45 groups.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0693 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1970s 0.0984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1980s 0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.2125 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4523 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2398 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.293 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$), per unit of gdp, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador?
0.3059 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd and El Salvador ranks 44th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.