El Salvador vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.4862 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.4863 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
44th
Switzerland rank
43rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4863 current US$ 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 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.3323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.4549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0652 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$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4863 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.