El Salvador vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- El Salvador
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.9% against 1.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.9 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1967 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 35th of 196 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, El Salvador or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- El Salvador, at 1.9% against 1.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 35th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.