International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in El Salvador
El Salvador: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was -20.80 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in El Salvador is -20.80 billion, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in El Salvador peaked at -7.75 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, -20.80 billion, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 118th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -7.75 billion | — |
| 2006 | -8.76 billion | +13.0% |
| 2007 | -9.02 billion | +3.0% |
| 2008 | -9.48 billion | +5.0% |
| 2009 | -10.10 billion | +6.6% |
| 2010 | -10.93 billion | +8.2% |
| 2011 | -11.91 billion | +9.0% |
| 2012 | -13.73 billion | +15.3% |
| 2013 | -14.64 billion | +6.6% |
| 2014 | -14.72 billion | +0.5% |
| 2015 | -14.69 billion | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -15.89 billion | +8.2% |
| 2017 | -16.48 billion | +3.7% |
| 2018 | -16.71 billion | +1.4% |
| 2019 | -17.46 billion | +4.5% |
| 2020 | -15.13 billion | -13.3% |
| 2021 | -14.63 billion | -3.3% |
| 2022 | -15.69 billion | +7.2% |
| 2023 | -18.52 billion | +18.1% |
| 2024 | -20.80 billion | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.02 billion | -10.10 billion | -7.75 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -14.72 billion | -17.46 billion | -10.93 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.96 billion | -20.80 billion | -14.63 billion | 5 |
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- 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 international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in El Salvador?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in El Salvador was -20.80 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was -7.75 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.80 billion in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- El Salvador ranks 118th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.