Workers' remittances received rose 26.3% to USD 7,488 mil in El Salvador in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, workers' remittances received in El Salvador reached an all time high of USD 7,488 mil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 10.6 mil in 1976. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, workers' remittances received in Costa Rica amounted to USD 594 mil, USD 15,395 mil in Guatemala, USD 7,203 mil in Honduras and USD 2,151 mil in Nicaragua in 2021.
El Salvador has been ranked 25th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of workers' remittances received, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Workers' Remittances, Received (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belize | USD mil | 84.7 | 96.7 | 90.2 | 92.5 | 96.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | USD mil | 552 | 545 | 560 | 534 | 553 | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | USD mil | 4,275 | 4,562 | 4,996 | 5,392 | 5,657 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | USD mil | 6,482 | 7,363 | 8,394 | 9,438 | 10,656 | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | USD mil | 3,666 | 3,864 | 4,323 | 4,777 | 5,401 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | USD mil | 26,233 | 28,691 | 32,271 | 35,768 | 39,022 | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | USD mil | 1,198 | 1,268 | 1,395 | 1,505 | 1,686 | ||||||||||||||||
Panama | USD mil | 554 | 503 | 533 | 538 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | USD mil | 6,578 | 6,330 | 6,347 | 6,941 | 7,049 |