El Salvador vs OECD members: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- El Salvador
- OECD members
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.9% against 1.0% in OECD members, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.9 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1963 it was OECD members ahead.
El Salvador ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and OECD members in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 9.1% | 7.3% | OECD members |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 5.5% | 3.4% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.6% | OECD members |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, El Salvador or OECD members?
- El Salvador, at 1.9% against 1.0% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between El Salvador and OECD members?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and OECD members?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and OECD members rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 36th 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.