How does El Salvador rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

El Salvador ranks 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.

Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 165.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador

Name: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
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El Salvador: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 9.4%

World rank

129th

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1979

All-time low

0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1976–2025

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 165.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places El Salvador 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
1978	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1979	0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+120.5%
1980	0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.3%
1981	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1982	0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1983	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.4%
1984	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+62.7%
1985	0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1986	0.0098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.4%
1987	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1988	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.8%
1989	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1990	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1991	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1992	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1993	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1994	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1995	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.9%
1996	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1997	0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.8%
1998	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.5%
1999	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2000	0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.8%
2001	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2002	0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2003	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2004	0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2005	0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2006	0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
2007	0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.6%
2008	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.0%
2009	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-56.1%
2010	0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.0%
2011	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2012	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.8%
2013	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2014	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+46.3%
2015	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2016	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2017	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
2018	0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.7%
2019	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2020	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
2021	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2022	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.1%
2023	0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
2024	0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2025	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

126 Liberia 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
127 Brazil 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
128 Dominica 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
130 North Macedonia 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
131 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
132 India 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 50 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does El Salvador rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 165.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Primary income receipts (BoP, 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.