El Salvador vs Low income: Secondary income receipts

El Salvador
10.36 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Low income
29.73 billion BoP, current US$
in 2022
El Salvador rank
40th
Low income rank
43rd

Secondary income receipts over time

  • El Salvador
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 29.73 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.36 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 19.37 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Low income's figure about 2.9 times El Salvador's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 40th and Low income ranks 43rd of 199 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 3.58 billion BoP, current US$ 15.85 billion BoP, current US$ 12.27 billion BoP, current US$ Low income
2010s 4.63 billion BoP, current US$ 26.31 billion BoP, current US$ 21.68 billion BoP, current US$ Low income
2020s 7.43 billion BoP, current US$ 26.95 billion BoP, current US$ 19.52 billion BoP, current US$ Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts, El Salvador or Low income?
Low income, at 29.73 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.36 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts between El Salvador and Low income?
19.37 billion BoP, current US$, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Low income?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Low income rank globally for secondary income receipts?
El Salvador ranks 40th and Low income ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income receipts (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
246 places, 9,218 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.