El Salvador vs Honduras: Personal remittances and foreign aid received
El Salvador
7.62 billion current US$
in 2021
Honduras
7.20 billion current US$
in 2021
El Salvador rank
26th
Honduras rank
27th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.62 billion current US$ against 7.20 billion current US$ in Honduras, a difference of 419.01 million current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Honduras ranks 27th of 193 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.11 million current US$ | 1.16 million current US$ | 56.95 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 145.79 million current US$ | 13.69 million current US$ | 132.10 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 937.49 million current US$ | 143.49 million current US$ | 794.00 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.77 billion current US$ | 1.60 billion current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.40 billion current US$ | 3.68 billion current US$ | 719.04 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.78 billion current US$ | 6.40 billion current US$ | 380.83 million current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, El Salvador or Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 7.62 billion current US$ against 7.20 billion current US$ in Honduras as of 2021.
- What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 419.01 million current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Honduras ranks 27th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.