Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in El Salvador
El Salvador: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 27.51 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in El Salvador, 1976–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 27.51 for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 27.51 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4553, in 1976.
That places El Salvador 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.4553 | — |
| 1977 | 1.84 | +303.2% |
| 1978 | 2.17 | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 2.89 | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 1.37 | -52.5% |
| 1981 | 2.11 | +53.7% |
| 1982 | 3.3 | +56.5% |
| 1983 | 3.29 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.35 | +32.0% |
| 1985 | 4.14 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 4.17 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 4.72 | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 5.03 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 5.44 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 7.6 | +39.8% |
| 1991 | 9.05 | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 11.94 | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 11.91 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 12.65 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 11.92 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 11.31 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 11.73 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 12.24 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 12.28 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 14.97 | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 15.67 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 15.42 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 16.02 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.67 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 20.61 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 21.77 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 21.8 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 20.87 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 19.33 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 18.82 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 17.96 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.04 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.41 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.24 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.86 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 20 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 20.72 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.04 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 23.8 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 26.25 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 24.63 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 24.69 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.34 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 27.51 | +13.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 27.51 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.62, 7.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 27.51 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.87, 9.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +303.2% | 0.4553 | 1.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.84 | 0.4553 | 2.89 | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.79 | 1.37 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.26 | 7.6 | 12.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.51 | 14.97 | 21.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.04 | 17.96 | 21.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2 | 23.8 | 27.51 | 6 |
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More population data for El Salvador
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2367 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3467 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.855 (2100)
- Population density 244.85 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 204,177 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in El Salvador?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in El Salvador was 27.51 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.51 in 2025.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4553 in 1976.
- How does El Salvador rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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