El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
5th
Nicaragua rank
6th
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 6th of 196 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0992 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0411 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$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Nicaragua ranks 6th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), 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.