El Salvador vs IDA blend: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
IDA blend
0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
44th
IDA blend rank
42nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- IDA blend
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA blend, a difference of 0.3001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.6 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and IDA blend ranks 42nd of 203 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1718 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1734 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3098 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$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or IDA blend?
- El Salvador, at 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and IDA blend?
- 0.3001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and IDA blend?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and IDA blend rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and IDA blend ranks 42nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.