Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and El Salvador ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and El Salvador ranks 133rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.