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

Bolivia
39.6%
in 2023
El Salvador
35.0%
in 2023
Bolivia rank
2nd
El Salvador rank
4th

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

  • Bolivia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 39.6% against 35.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bolivia ranks 2nd and El Salvador ranks 4th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 11.0% 24.3% 13.2% El Salvador
1970s 28.0% 28.8% 0.9% El Salvador
1980s 36.8% 34.9% 1.9% Bolivia
1990s 31.5% 29.7% 1.8% Bolivia
2000s 48.1% 31.3% 16.8% Bolivia
2010s 41.0% 32.9% 8.1% Bolivia
2020s 41.2% 34.7% 6.4% Bolivia

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, Bolivia or El Salvador?
Bolivia, at 39.6% against 35.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Bolivia and El Salvador?
4.6%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and El Salvador?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and El Salvador rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Bolivia ranks 2nd 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.