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

El Salvador ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

El Salvador: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 12.6%

World rank

10th

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

All-time low

0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1976–2025

Secondary 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

In 2025, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador stood at 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

El Salvador ranks 10th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Secondary 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	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1978	0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
1979	0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1980	0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1981	0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+47.9%
1982	0.0619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+183.0%
1983	0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.0%
1984	0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1985	0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1986	0.0668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.9%
1987	0.0851 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.4%
1988	0.083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1989	0.1001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
1990	0.1089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1991	0.1195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1992	0.1467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1993	0.1504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1994	0.1681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1995	0.1562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1996	0.1313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1997	0.1334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1998	0.1403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1999	0.1409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2000	0.1553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2001	0.1932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
2002	0.1667 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2003	0.1661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2004	0.1905 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2005	0.2113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2006	0.2218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2007	0.2258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2008	0.2139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2009	0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2010	0.2006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2011	0.1927 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2012	0.1938 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2013	0.1915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2014	0.1922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2015	0.1931 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2016	0.1961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2017	0.2107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2018	0.2154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2019	0.2195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2020	0.2501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
2021	0.2717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2022	0.2564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2023	0.2542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2024	0.2508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2025	0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Secondary income receipts (BoP, 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
1982	+183.0%	0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0619 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0575 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1947 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

7 Micronesia (country) 0.3702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Honduras 0.3279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Kiribati 0.2884 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Nepal 0.2785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
12 Nicaragua 0.2676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
13 Samoa 0.2527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.2823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does El Salvador rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 10th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary 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.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Secondary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Secondary 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, 9,154 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Secondary 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.