El Salvador vs Jamaica: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
El Salvador
1,582 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Jamaica
1,183 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
2nd
Jamaica rank
4th
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1,582 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 399 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Jamaica ranks 4th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.77 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 23.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.63 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 161.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 169.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 458.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 549.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 90.41 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 710.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 779.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,211 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person | 42.76 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$), per capita, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 1,582 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 399 BoP, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and Jamaica ranks 4th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.