Net official development assistance received in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net official development assistance received was 248.57 million current US$ in 2018. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance received in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 248.57 million current US$ for net official development assistance received in 2018.
The figure is up 63.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in El Salvador peaked at 362.75 million current US$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 89.70 million current US$, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 328.48 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 272.22 million current US$ | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 362.75 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 341.10 million current US$ | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 273.38 million current US$ | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 279.19 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 274.07 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 265.94 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 187.47 million current US$ | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 197.94 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 192.44 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 252.95 million current US$ | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 249.46 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 211.42 million current US$ | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 237.34 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 218.49 million current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 178.24 million current US$ | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 107.53 million current US$ | -39.7% |
| 2008 | 243.31 million current US$ | +126.3% |
| 2009 | 292.42 million current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 302.42 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 297.39 million current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 219.91 million current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 169.14 million current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 98.07 million current US$ | -42.0% |
| 2015 | 89.70 million current US$ | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 128.97 million current US$ | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 151.62 million current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 248.57 million current US$ | +63.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 248.57 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.09 million current US$, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 248.57 million current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.99 million current US$, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 278.25 million current US$ | 187.47 million current US$ | 362.75 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 218.36 million current US$ | 107.53 million current US$ | 292.42 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.53 million current US$ | 89.70 million current US$ | 302.42 million current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 net official development assistance received in El Salvador?
- Net official development assistance received in El Salvador was 248.57 million current US$ in 2018, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a.
- What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 362.75 million current US$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.70 million current US$ in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for net official development assistance received?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a, published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars.