El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Net primary income
Net primary income over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -2.50 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.60 billion BoP, current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 102.27 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -32.83 million BoP, current US$ | -16.59 million BoP, current US$ | 16.24 million BoP, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -92.64 million BoP, current US$ | -122.72 million BoP, current US$ | 30.08 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | -132.14 million BoP, current US$ | -174.67 million BoP, current US$ | 42.53 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -405.23 million BoP, current US$ | -370.00 million BoP, current US$ | 35.22 million BoP, current US$ | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 685.92 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -1.89 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 347.40 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net primary income, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at -2.50 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.60 billion BoP, current US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net primary income between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 102.27 million BoP, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for net primary income?
- El Salvador ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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.