El Salvador vs Honduras: Imports of goods, services and primary income
Imports of goods, services and primary income over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 23.61 billion BoP, current US$ against 23.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Honduras, a difference of 519.50 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 95th and Honduras ranks 96th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 817.69 million BoP, current US$ | 363.01 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 81.46 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.18 billion BoP, current US$ | 694.45 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 7.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 12.11 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 289.89 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 19.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 19.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 203.77 million BoP, current US$ | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, El Salvador or Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 23.61 billion BoP, current US$ against 23.09 billion BoP, current US$ in Honduras as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 519.50 million BoP, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- El Salvador ranks 95th and Honduras ranks 96th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.