El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total
El Salvador
24.0%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) … total over time
- El Salvador
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24.0% against 3.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 7.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 205 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 1.8% | 16.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 2.4% | 16.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 2.5% | 22.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of, El Salvador or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- El Salvador, at 24.0% against 3.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.