Receiving country · World Bank RPW · SV
Send money to El Salvador
Corridor breadth is low-tercile (1 inbound source) - a narrow origin set versus denser receive markets.
- 3.5%
- Avg inbound cost
- 1.0%
- Cheapest · from United States
- $10.1B
- Received per year
- 1
- Source corridor
Corridor-breadth tercile vs fleet
El Salvador is quoted from 1 origin country, below the fleet breadth tercile (~2 corridors). Average inbound cost is 3.5%.
- #18 of 53
- WDI inflow corpus rank
- 3.5%
- average inbound cost
- 1.0%
- cheapest source: United States
- $10.1B
- received annually
Cheapest Ways to Send Money to El Salvador
All Corridors to El Salvador
| # | From | Avg cost | Cheapest | Cheapest provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3.5% | 1.0% | MoneyGram |
Narrow origin set into El Salvador
Only 1 origin country quotes routes into El Salvador - below the fleet breadth tercile (~2). Average inbound cost is 3.50%.
The three cheapest inbound corridors to El Salvador right now are from United States at 1.00% via MoneyGram. These are floor prices on a $200 transfer into El Salvador, fee plus FX margin.
With a thin origin set, corridor choice is limited; the actionable lever is provider comparison on the few quoted routes rather than hunting a missing source country.
About El Salvador inbound data
PlainRemit compares international money-transfer costs across tracked corridors so you can see which routes and providers charge the least before you send money abroad. This country's figures are computed directly from the World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) quarterly survey, a mystery-shopping panel of actual transfer quotes for a standardized $200 transfer. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 10.c target is to reduce remittance transaction costs to below 3% by 2030; always verify current rates directly with providers before sending money, rates change frequently.
Average inbound cost 3.50%; 1 source corridor tracked to El Salvador; vintage 2026-08-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is sent to El Salvador each year?
El Salvador receives about $10.1B a year - upper inflow tercile among WDI-tracked receivers - from 1 RPW source countries at 3.50% average inbound cost.
What is the cheapest way to receive money in El Salvador?
On World Bank RPW $200 sends, the cheapest inbound floors into El Salvador are from United States, as low as 1.00%. Country average inbound cost is 3.50% (lower fleet tercile).
How have remittance costs to El Salvador changed over time?
El Salvador's current average inbound cost is 3.50%, below the fleet lower tercile (~5.3%) and 2.9 pp under the ~6.4% global RPW average. RPW has tracked this receive market since 2011.
Where does El Salvador sit among remittance-receiving countries?
According to World Bank WDI remittance inflows among 53 tracked receiving countries on PlainRemit, El Salvador ranks #18 of 53 by annual dollars received. /send-to browses alphabetically; this inflow ordinal matches the largest-receivers research ranking.