How does El Salvador rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?

El Salvador ranks 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.

Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in El Salvador

Name: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per was 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.2%

World rank

118th

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

Years of data

1976–2025

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in El Salvador, 1976–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in El Salvador stood at 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in El Salvador peaked at 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1978.

That places El Salvador 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1976 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-95.9%
1978	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-89.6%
1979	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+80.6%
1980	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+93.8%
1981	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8218.3%
1982	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-95.9%
1983	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
1984	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1985	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1986	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
1987	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.3%
1988	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1989	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
1990	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+134.5%
1991	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1992	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1993	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1994	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1995	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+114.5%
1996	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1997	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1998	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+149.3%
1999	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
2000	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+239.4%
2001	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+126.2%
2002	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2003	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2004	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
2005	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2006	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2007	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
2008	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2009	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
2010	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.7%
2011	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2012	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.6%
2013	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2014	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2015	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+67.6%
2016	0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2017	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2018	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2019	0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2020	0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2021	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2022	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2023	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2024	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2025	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

El Salvador's 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
El Salvador's 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per 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
1981	+8218.3%	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2000	+239.4%	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1998	+149.3%	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

115 Uzbekistan 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 Slovakia 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Ecuador 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
119 Denmark 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
120 Mali 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
121 South Korea 0.0084 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)
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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in El Salvador?: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in El Salvador was 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
How does El Salvador rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?: El Salvador ranks 118th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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.

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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: 244 places, 8,626 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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.