El Salvador vs Guatemala: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
El Salvador
1,582 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Guatemala
1,166 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
2nd
Guatemala rank
5th
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,582 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,166 BoP, current US$ per person in Guatemala, a difference of 416 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Guatemala ranks 5th of 177 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.82 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 161.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 133.59 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 458.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 200.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 258.25 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 710.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 413.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 297.41 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1,211 BoP, current US$ per person | 958.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 252.49 BoP, current US$ per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 1,582 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,166 BoP, current US$ per person in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 416 BoP, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and Guatemala ranks 5th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.