Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) was -1.52 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in El Salvador is -1.52 billion, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 59.0% on the previous year and down 250.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in El Salvador peaked at 512.25 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.52 billion, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 148th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -976.97 million | — |
| 2006 | -1.15 billion | +18.0% |
| 2007 | -280.65 million | -75.7% |
| 2008 | -1.29 billion | +359.0% |
| 2009 | 512.25 million | -139.8% |
| 2010 | -263.93 million | -151.5% |
| 2011 | -1.07 billion | +305.0% |
| 2012 | -1.41 billion | +32.0% |
| 2013 | -1.39 billion | -1.5% |
| 2014 | -434.46 million | -68.8% |
| 2015 | -765.41 million | +76.2% |
| 2016 | -787.10 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | -551.65 million | -29.9% |
| 2018 | -1.25 billion | +126.2% |
| 2019 | -138.53 million | -88.9% |
| 2020 | -935.39 million | +575.2% |
| 2021 | -1.27 billion | +35.6% |
| 2022 | -1.26 billion | -0.6% |
| 2023 | -957.34 million | -24.1% |
| 2024 | -1.52 billion | +59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -637.39 million | -1.29 billion | 512.25 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -805.96 million | -1.41 billion | -138.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 billion | -1.52 billion | -935.39 million | 5 |
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More external debt data for El Salvador
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 29.56 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.66 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -902.82 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 9.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -360,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0568 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 43.98 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 25.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in El Salvador?
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in El Salvador was -1.52 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 512.25 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.52 billion in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
- El Salvador ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 250.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.