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
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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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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.