El Salvador vs Honduras: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 30.1% against 27.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Honduras ranks 4th of 196 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 | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 0.3% | 3.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 2.8% | 8.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.7% | 3.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.7% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 26.4% | 1.2% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 30.1% against 27.5% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 2.6%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Honduras ranks 4th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% 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 comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.