El Salvador vs North America: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
North America
0.1234 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
44th
North America rank
45th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- North America
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1234 current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America, a difference of 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.9 times North America's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 44th and North America ranks 45th 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 | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3455 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$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or North America?
- El Salvador, at 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1234 current US$ per US$ of GDP in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and North America?
- 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and North America rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and North America ranks 45th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.