Benin vs El Salvador: Foreign aid and investments received

Benin
1.55 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
El Salvador
1.40 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Benin rank
52nd
El Salvador rank
55th

Foreign aid and investments received over time

  • Benin
  • El Salvador
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B200020122024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.55 billion millions of current united states dollars against 1.40 billion millions of current united states dollars in El Salvador, a difference of 146.94 million millions of current united states dollars.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Benin ranks 52nd and El Salvador ranks 55th of 155 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 403.46 million millions of current united states dollars 858.13 million millions of current united states dollars 454.67 million millions of current united states dollars El Salvador
2010s 651.03 million millions of current united states dollars 592.08 million millions of current united states dollars 58.95 million millions of current united states dollars Benin
2020s 1.21 billion millions of current united states dollars 1.29 billion millions of current united states dollars 77.62 million millions of current united states dollars El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid and investments received, Benin or El Salvador?
Benin, at 1.55 billion millions of current united states dollars against 1.40 billion millions of current united states dollars in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid and investments received between Benin and El Salvador?
146.94 million millions of current united states dollars, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for foreign aid and investments received?
Benin ranks 52nd and El Salvador ranks 55th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid and investments received
Unit
millions of current united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 3,671 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).