El Salvador vs Germany: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- El Salvador
- Germany
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 66.1% against 65.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 74th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.8% | 27.9% | 15.0% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 33.3% | 21.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 42.3% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 40.8% | 9.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 59.3% | 9.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 69.2% | 0.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 68.8% | 1.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, El Salvador or Germany?
- El Salvador, at 66.1% against 65.5% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between El Salvador and Germany?
- 0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Germany rank globally for merchandise trade?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 74th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.