El Salvador vs IDA total: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
IDA total
0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
5th
IDA total rank
3rd
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- IDA total
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 5.8 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was IDA total ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and IDA total ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or IDA total?
- El Salvador, at 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and IDA total?
- 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and IDA total?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and IDA total rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and IDA total ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.