El Salvador vs Pacific island small states: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- El Salvador
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.9% against 1.0% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Pacific island small states ranks 31st of 196 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, El Salvador or Pacific island small states?
- El Salvador, at 1.9% against 1.0% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between El Salvador and Pacific island small states?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pacific island small states?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Pacific island small states rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Pacific island small states ranks 31st 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.