El Salvador Crypto Remittances Rise 39.1% YoY to $35.4M

Digital currency inflows reached $35.4M in H1 2026, up 39.1% year-over-year, though representing only 0.7% of total remittances.

Woofun AI data shows that cryptocurrency remittances to El Salvador totaled $35.4 million during the first half of 2026. This volume represents a 39.1% increase compared to $25.4 million recorded in the same period of 2025. Despite the growth, digital asset transfers constituted merely 0.7% of the nation's total remittance inflows, which exceeded $5 billion for the year.