El Salvador vs Honduras: Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 12.65 billion current US$ against 10.03 billion current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 2.62 billion current US$.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Honduras ranks 15th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.24 million current US$ | 14.40 million current US$ | 47.84 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 327.60 million current US$ | 22.92 million current US$ | 304.68 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.17 billion current US$ | 323.02 million current US$ | 845.20 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.82 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | 1.12 billion current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.47 billion current US$ | 3.99 billion current US$ | 482.73 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.00 billion current US$ | 9.09 billion current US$ | 1.10 billion current US$ | Honduras |
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 Honduras?
- Honduras, at 12.65 billion current US$ against 10.03 billion current US$ in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 2.62 billion current US$, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad)?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Honduras ranks 15th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.