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

El Salvador
0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Suriname
0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
44th
Suriname rank
42nd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.

El Salvador ranks 44th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4769 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1970s 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1980s 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4898 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
1990s 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8797 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5474 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2000s 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4664 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2010s 0.4523 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3829 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0694 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4696 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 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$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Suriname?
0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 44th and Suriname ranks 42nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.