El Salvador vs IDA only: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- El Salvador
- IDA only
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.5% against 7.0% in IDA only, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.9 times IDA only's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 5th and IDA only ranks 4th 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 | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 2.8% | 2.1% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 3.2% | 8.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 4.7% | 13.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 5.9% | 13.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 6.2% | 18.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, El Salvador or IDA only?
- El Salvador, at 27.5% against 7.0% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between El Salvador and IDA only?
- 20.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and IDA only?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and IDA only rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and IDA only 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.