El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad)

El Salvador
10.03 billion current US$
in 2025
Ethiopia
8.86 billion current US$
in 2025
El Salvador rank
17th
Ethiopia rank
19th

Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ethiopia
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B197620002025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 10.03 billion current US$ against 8.86 billion current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.17 billion current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 17th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 358.20 million current US$ 13.92 million current US$ 344.28 million current US$ El Salvador
1990s 1.17 billion current US$ 327.08 million current US$ 841.14 million current US$ El Salvador
2000s 2.82 billion current US$ 1.97 billion current US$ 853.14 million current US$ El Salvador
2010s 4.47 billion current US$ 5.94 billion current US$ 1.46 billion current US$ Ethiopia
2020s 8.00 billion current US$ 7.04 billion current US$ 960.69 million current US$ El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad), El Salvador or Ethiopia?
El Salvador, at 10.03 billion current US$ against 8.86 billion current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
1.17 billion current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad)?
El Salvador ranks 17th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 8,151 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. 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.