El Salvador vs Lebanon: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
El Salvador
27.5%
in 2025
Lebanon
33.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
5th
Lebanon rank
3rd
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 33.3% against 27.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Lebanon ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 22.4% | 3.1% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.2% | 3.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 28.1% | 3.2% | Lebanon |
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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 33.3% against 27.5% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 5.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lebanon?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Lebanon rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Lebanon ranks 3rd 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.