Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
El Salvador ranks 5th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +303.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.7% |
| 1982 | 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 9.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +303.2% | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 2 Tonga 0.392 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Lebanon 0.3335 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Honduras 0.3012 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Nicaragua 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Nepal 0.2599 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Bermuda 0.2366 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate 30 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does El Salvador rank for personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances, received (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal remittances, received IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal remittances, received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.