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

El Salvador
35.0%
in 2023
Nicaragua
50.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
4th
Nicaragua rank
1st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 50.8% against 35.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 15.8%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 24.3% 16.3% 8.0% El Salvador
1970s 28.8% 29.3% 0.5% Nicaragua
1980s 34.9% 37.0% 2.1% Nicaragua
1990s 29.7% 32.5% 2.8% Nicaragua
2000s 31.3% 39.1% 7.8% Nicaragua
2010s 32.9% 39.1% 6.2% Nicaragua
2020s 34.7% 44.3% 9.6% Nicaragua

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 Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 50.8% 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 El Salvador and Nicaragua?
15.8%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
El Salvador ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 1st 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.