Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP was 0.1558 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in El Salvador, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in El Salvador is 0.1558 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in El Salvador peaked at 0.2213 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
El Salvador ranks 102nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0078 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0642 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +717.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0622 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.116 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1176 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.141 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1721 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1764 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1938 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1772 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1964 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.19 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1809 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1914 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1808 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1742 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1872 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1456 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.141 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1715 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1641 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1547 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1558 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1558 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1531 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1558 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.162 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +717.3% | 0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0642 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1524 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1795 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.141 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1571 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1715 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 99 Costa Rica 0.1609 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Thailand 0.1577 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Kiribati 0.1561 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Uruguay 0.1545 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Indonesia 0.1505 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Mongolia 0.1415 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1558 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.2213 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 169 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 down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.