El Salvador vs Honduras: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
El Salvador
27.5%
in 2025
Honduras
30.1%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
5th
Honduras rank
4th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 30.1% against 27.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Honduras ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 0.3% | 3.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 2.8% | 8.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.7% | 3.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.7% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 26.4% | 1.2% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 30.1% against 27.5% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 2.6%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Honduras ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.