Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.5%
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
98th
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.7%
in 2011
All-time low
2.9%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in El Salvador, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in El Salvador stood at 3.5%.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in El Salvador peaked at 4.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.7% | — |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +38.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -18.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 318.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 763.72 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -27.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in El Salvador?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in El Salvador was 3.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 110 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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