Other investment, Debt instruments … Other annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Other investment, Debt instruments … Other annual growth rate was 5.95 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in El Salvador, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in El Salvador is 5.95 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 81.1% on the previous year and up 390.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in El Salvador peaked at 778.18 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -18.98 % change on previous year, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 172 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.
Other investment, Debt instruments … Other annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 17.11 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 778.18 % change on previous year | +4448.4% |
| 1997 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 1998 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1999 | 19.89 % change on previous year | -1129.8% |
| 2000 | 33.22 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 2001 | 43.09 % change on previous year | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 9.84 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 2003 | -0.4952 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2004 | 24.27 % change on previous year | -5001.9% |
| 2005 | 30.67 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 2007 | 16.84 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 2008 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2009 | 22.27 % change on previous year | -760.6% |
| 2010 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2011 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -342.2% |
| 2012 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 2013 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 2014 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -518.6% |
| 2015 | -2.05 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 2016 | -0.5412 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 2017 | 10.96 % change on previous year | -2125.2% |
| 2018 | -18.98 % change on previous year | -273.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0818 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 2020 | 12.73 % change on previous year | +15452.2% |
| 2021 | 11.49 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2022 | -5.63 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2023 | 16.21 % change on previous year | -388.1% |
| 2024 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2025 | 5.95 % change on previous year | +81.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.95 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.09 % change on previous year, 65% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.95 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.49 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments … Other annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +15452.2% | 0.0818 % change on previous year | 12.73 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +5001.9% | -0.4952 % change on previous year | 24.27 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +4448.4% | 17.11 % change on previous year | 778.18 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +2125.2% | -0.5412 % change on previous year | 10.96 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.81 % change on previous year | -1.93 % change on previous year | 778.18 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2000s | 18.79 % change on previous year | -3.37 % change on previous year | 43.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0422 % change on previous year | -18.98 % change on previous year | 10.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 % change on previous year | -5.63 % change on previous year | 16.21 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.55 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Haiti 6.06 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Botswana 6.03 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Peru 5.55 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Barbados 5.43 % change on previous year compare
- 110 Ireland 5.32 % change on previous year 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in El Salvador?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in El Salvador was 5.95 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 778.18 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.98 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 390.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.