Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was 533.77 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in El Salvador is 533.77 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1,135.2% on the previous year and up 864.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in El Salvador peaked at 533.77 million NFL, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -105.67 million NFL, current US$, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 7th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,000 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | -575,000 NFL, current US$ | -1108.8% |
| 1972 | -681,000 NFL, current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1973 | -843,000 NFL, current US$ | +23.8% |
| 1974 | -893,000 NFL, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1975 | -562,000 NFL, current US$ | -37.1% |
| 1976 | -600,000 NFL, current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1977 | -604,000 NFL, current US$ | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.38 million NFL, current US$ | -824.5% |
| 1979 | 1.32 million NFL, current US$ | -69.7% |
| 1980 | 8.39 million NFL, current US$ | +533.6% |
| 1981 | -1.81 million NFL, current US$ | -121.6% |
| 1982 | 7.04 million NFL, current US$ | -488.6% |
| 1983 | 66.75 million NFL, current US$ | +848.5% |
| 1984 | 26.63 million NFL, current US$ | -60.1% |
| 1985 | 28.01 million NFL, current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 12.26 million NFL, current US$ | -56.2% |
| 1987 | 8.39 million NFL, current US$ | -31.6% |
| 1988 | -13.44 million NFL, current US$ | -260.2% |
| 1989 | -13.12 million NFL, current US$ | -2.3% |
| 1990 | -25.73 million NFL, current US$ | +96.1% |
| 1991 | -22.91 million NFL, current US$ | -11.0% |
| 1992 | -13.08 million NFL, current US$ | -42.9% |
| 1993 | 20.15 million NFL, current US$ | -254.0% |
| 1994 | 22.77 million NFL, current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 78.65 million NFL, current US$ | +245.4% |
| 1996 | 199.21 million NFL, current US$ | +153.3% |
| 1997 | 93.72 million NFL, current US$ | -53.0% |
| 1998 | 84.34 million NFL, current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 115.74 million NFL, current US$ | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 88.88 million NFL, current US$ | -23.2% |
| 2001 | 128.24 million NFL, current US$ | +44.3% |
| 2002 | 107.86 million NFL, current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 42.37 million NFL, current US$ | -60.7% |
| 2004 | -20.62 million NFL, current US$ | -148.7% |
| 2005 | 16.66 million NFL, current US$ | -180.8% |
| 2006 | 24.50 million NFL, current US$ | +47.0% |
| 2007 | 29.23 million NFL, current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 198.66 million NFL, current US$ | +579.6% |
| 2009 | 232.91 million NFL, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 25.67 million NFL, current US$ | -89.0% |
| 2011 | 109.98 million NFL, current US$ | +328.5% |
| 2012 | 178.20 million NFL, current US$ | +62.0% |
| 2013 | 16.36 million NFL, current US$ | -90.8% |
| 2014 | -42.56 million NFL, current US$ | -360.1% |
| 2015 | -69.81 million NFL, current US$ | +64.0% |
| 2016 | -101.01 million NFL, current US$ | +44.7% |
| 2017 | -105.67 million NFL, current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 255.11 million NFL, current US$ | -341.4% |
| 2019 | 92.04 million NFL, current US$ | -63.9% |
| 2020 | 121.52 million NFL, current US$ | +32.0% |
| 2021 | -17.94 million NFL, current US$ | -114.8% |
| 2022 | 50.11 million NFL, current US$ | -379.3% |
| 2023 | 31.22 million NFL, current US$ | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 43.21 million NFL, current US$ | +38.4% |
| 2025 | 533.77 million NFL, current US$ | +1135.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 533.77 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.23 million NFL, current US$, 27.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 533.77 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.83 million NFL, current US$, 36.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1135.2% | 43.21 million NFL, current US$ | 533.77 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1971 | -1108.8% | 57,000 NFL, current US$ | -575,000 NFL, current US$ |
| 1983 | +848.5% | 7.04 million NFL, current US$ | 66.75 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1978 | +824.5% | -604,000 NFL, current US$ | 4.38 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2008 | +579.6% | 29.23 million NFL, current US$ | 198.66 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1980 | +533.6% | 1.32 million NFL, current US$ | 8.39 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100,000 NFL, current US$ | -893,000 NFL, current US$ | 4.38 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.91 million NFL, current US$ | -13.44 million NFL, current US$ | 66.75 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.29 million NFL, current US$ | -25.73 million NFL, current US$ | 199.21 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.87 million NFL, current US$ | -20.62 million NFL, current US$ | 232.91 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.83 million NFL, current US$ | -105.67 million NFL, current US$ | 255.11 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.98 million NFL, current US$ | -17.94 million NFL, current US$ | 533.77 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 4 Uzbekistan 854.34 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 5 Morocco 812.68 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 6 Bangladesh 565.78 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 8 India 437.99 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 9 Indonesia 433.07 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 10 Guyana 411.94 million NFL, current US$ compare
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 net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in El Salvador?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in El Salvador was 533.77 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 533.77 million NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -105.67 million NFL, current US$ in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 864.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.