El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita
El Salvador
1,587 current US$ per person
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
204.02 current US$ per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
9th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
10th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,587 current US$ per person against 204.02 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1,383 current US$ per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 7.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 197 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.21 current US$ per person | 2.13 current US$ per person | 11.07 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 29.43 current US$ per person | 7.24 current US$ per person | 22.19 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 162.78 current US$ per person | 23.4 current US$ per person | 139.38 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 461.29 current US$ per person | 79.15 current US$ per person | 382.14 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 713.88 current US$ per person | 117.72 current US$ per person | 596.17 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,277 current US$ per person | 214.06 current US$ per person | 1,062 current US$ per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 1,587 current US$ per person against 204.02 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 1,383 current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.