El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.0% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 21.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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 | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.3% | 8.2% | 16.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 10.0% | 18.8% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 12.3% | 22.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 12.6% | 17.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 14.6% | 16.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 14.3% | 18.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 12.9% | 21.8% | 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, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 35.0% against 13.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 21.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- El Salvador ranks 4th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.