Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All … financial in El Salvador
El Salvador: Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All … financial was 13.20 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial in El Salvador, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in El Salvador is 13.20 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in El Salvador peaked at 32.87 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23,235, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 148th of 245 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All … financial in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30,297 | — |
| 2010 | 23,235 | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 437,109 | +1781.2% |
| 2012 | 79,236 | -81.9% |
| 2013 | 2.54 million | +3111.1% |
| 2014 | 25.73 million | +911.2% |
| 2015 | 32.87 million | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 21.93 million | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 14.75 million | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 8.91 million | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 6.07 million | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 17.09 million | +181.7% |
| 2021 | 16.55 million | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.02 million | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 18.93 million | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 13.20 million | -30.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 13.20 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.92 million, 28% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 13.20 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.20 million, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All … financial in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +3111.1% | 79,236 | 2.54 million |
| 2011 | +1781.2% | 23,235 | 437,109 |
| 2014 | +911.2% | 2.54 million | 25.73 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,297 | 30,297 | 30,297 | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.33 million | 23,235 | 32.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.16 million | 13.20 million | 20.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More external debt data for El Salvador
- Net financial flows, IBRD 328.30 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -17.37 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 837.31 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 15.67 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 23.36 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in El Salvador?
- Inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial in El Salvador was 13.20 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.87 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,235 in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial?
- El Salvador ranks 148th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), all financial rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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 Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), All financial instruments, Fellow enterprises (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.