El Salvador vs Uganda: Merchandise imports

El Salvador
17.85 billion current US$
in 2025
Uganda
18.40 billion current US$
in 2025
El Salvador rank
92nd
Uganda rank
91st

Merchandise imports over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 18.40 billion current US$ against 17.85 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 552.00 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 91st of 206 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 176.80 million current US$ 135.10 million current US$ 41.70 million current US$ El Salvador
1970s 601.70 million current US$ 203.10 million current US$ 398.60 million current US$ El Salvador
1980s 973.50 million current US$ 437.60 million current US$ 535.90 million current US$ El Salvador
1990s 2.77 billion current US$ 872.00 million current US$ 1.90 billion current US$ El Salvador
2000s 6.76 billion current US$ 2.42 billion current US$ 4.34 billion current US$ El Salvador
2010s 10.37 billion current US$ 5.86 billion current US$ 4.51 billion current US$ El Salvador
2020s 15.15 billion current US$ 11.85 billion current US$ 3.30 billion current US$ El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports, El Salvador or Uganda?
Uganda, at 18.40 billion current US$ against 17.85 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports between El Salvador and Uganda?
552.00 million current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports?
El Salvador ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.