El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Primary income payments

El Salvador
3.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3.21 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
93rd

Primary income payments over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 3.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 194.86 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 84.37 million BoP, current US$ 35.43 million BoP, current US$ 48.94 million BoP, current US$ El Salvador
1980s 135.98 million BoP, current US$ 180.21 million BoP, current US$ 44.23 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
1990s 187.67 million BoP, current US$ 323.03 million BoP, current US$ 135.36 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 577.90 million BoP, current US$ 554.19 million BoP, current US$ 23.71 million BoP, current US$ El Salvador
2010s 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ 1.96 billion BoP, current US$ 773.28 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 2.20 billion BoP, current US$ 2.57 billion BoP, current US$ 368.07 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 3.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
194.86 million BoP, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary income payments?
El Salvador ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.