El Salvador vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
4th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.2299 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

El Salvador ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.082 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1561 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1569 current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2092 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$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
El Salvador, at 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.2299 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,663 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.