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Income from family remittances in El Salvador reached US$864.25 million in july 2026, according to preliminary data from the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR). The figure reflects an increase compared to june of the same year, although a slight decrease is observed when compared to july 2025.
In june 2026, family remittance income totaled US$850.83 million. By july, the amount had risen to US$864.25 million, representing a growth of US$13.42 million in a single month.
In percentage terms, remittances grew by 1.58% between june and july 2026. This increase indicates a monthly recovery in the flow of funds sent from abroad to salvadoran households.
The change is calculated by comparing the increase of US$13.42 million with the US$850.83 million recorded in june. Thus, july exceeded the amount received the previous month, marking a monthly growth of just over one and a half percentage points.
However, the trend changes when comparing year-over-year figures. In july 2025, income from family remittances reached US$872.89 million, a figure higher than the US$864.25 million recorded in july 2026.
The difference between the two periods was US$8.64 million. This equates to a year-over-year decrease of 0.99%, meaning that, although remittances increased compared to june 2026, they failed to reach the level recorded during the same month of the previous year.
Overall, the figures reflect two distinct trends. Between june and july 2026, remittance income showed monthly growth of 1.58%. When comparing july 2026 to july 2025, there was a 0.99% decrease.
Thus, preliminary data from the BCR indicates that remittance income from family members saw a monthly increase of US$13.42 million but remained US$8.64 million below the amount received in july of last year.
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