Argentina vs El Salvador: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Argentina
34.4%
in 2023
El Salvador
35.0%
in 2023
Argentina rank
5th
El Salvador rank
4th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time

  • Argentina
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 35.0% against 34.4% in Argentina, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

Argentina ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 13.3% 24.3% 11.0% El Salvador
1970s 16.5% 28.8% 12.3% El Salvador
1980s 26.3% 34.9% 8.6% El Salvador
1990s 27.1% 29.7% 2.6% El Salvador
2000s 38.3% 31.3% 7.1% Argentina
2010s 33.5% 32.9% 0.6% Argentina
2020s 31.4% 34.7% 3.4% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, Argentina or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 35.0% against 34.4% in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Argentina and El Salvador?
0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Argentina ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% 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, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region 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.