El Salvador vs Madagascar: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

El Salvador
44.8%
in 2023
Madagascar
46.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
Madagascar rank
148th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • El Salvador
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 46.2% against 44.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

El Salvador ranks 151st and Madagascar ranks 148th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 72.3% 91.8% 19.6% Madagascar
1970s 64.3% 90.3% 26.1% Madagascar
1980s 56.3% 89.4% 33.1% Madagascar
1990s 65.6% 71.5% 5.9% Madagascar
2000s 60.2% 54.6% 5.6% El Salvador
2010s 50.1% 49.5% 0.6% El Salvador
2020s 44.7% 41.8% 2.9% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, El Salvador or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 46.2% against 44.8% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between El Salvador and Madagascar?
1.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Madagascar rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
El Salvador ranks 151st and Madagascar ranks 148th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.