El Salvador vs IDA total: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- El Salvador
- IDA total
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.5% against 7.3% in IDA total, a difference of 20.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.7 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador 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 | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 2.2% | 9.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 4.0% | 14.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 5.2% | 13.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 5.9% | 18.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, El Salvador or IDA total?
- El Salvador, at 27.5% against 7.3% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between El Salvador and IDA total?
- 20.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and IDA total?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and IDA total rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and IDA total ranks 3rd 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.