Belize vs El Salvador: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Belize
20.4%
in 2023
El Salvador
20.2%
in 2023
Belize rank
104th
El Salvador rank
105th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Belize
  • El Salvador
05101520196319932023

How they compare

Belize currently reports 20.4% against 20.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 104th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9% 0.1% 0.8% Belize
1970s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Belize
1980s 0.9% 0.0% 0.8% Belize
1990s 1.3% 0.7% 0.6% Belize
2000s 5.4% 6.4% 1.0% El Salvador
2010s 15.5% 15.8% 0.3% El Salvador
2020s 19.6% 20.5% 0.9% 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 outside, Belize or El Salvador?
Belize, at 20.4% against 20.2% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Belize and El Salvador?
0.2%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Belize ranks 104th and El Salvador ranks 105th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.