El Salvador vs Seychelles: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
El Salvador
1.1%
in 2024
Seychelles
1.0%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
96th
Seychelles rank
99th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- El Salvador
- Seychelles
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Seychelles ahead.
El Salvador ranks 96th and Seychelles ranks 99th of 169 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 10.4% | 8.9% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 21.8% | 20.8% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 10.6% | 3.2% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, El Salvador or Seychelles?
- El Salvador, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between El Salvador and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Seychelles?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2017.
- How do El Salvador and Seychelles rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- El Salvador ranks 96th and Seychelles ranks 99th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.