El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Primary income payments
Primary income payments over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
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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About this data
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.