Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Net electricity imports
Costa Rica
-0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador
-0.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
179th
El Salvador rank
176th
Net electricity imports over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -0.19 terawatt-hours against -0.36 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 179th and El Salvador ranks 176th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.125 terawatt-hours | 0.252 terawatt-hours | 0.377 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.739 terawatt-hours | 0.748 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -0.3367 terawatt-hours | 0.2717 terawatt-hours | 0.6083 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at -0.19 terawatt-hours against -0.36 terawatt-hours in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.17 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 179th and El Salvador ranks 176th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.