Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in El Salvador
El Salvador: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit was 258 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in El Salvador, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in El Salvador is 258 US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in El Salvador peaked at 258 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.09 US dollar per person, in 1993.
El Salvador ranks 102nd of 165 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, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.09 US dollar per person | — |
| 1994 | 10.48 US dollar per person | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 12.17 US dollar per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 19.95 US dollar per person | +63.9% |
| 1997 | 19.47 US dollar per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 20.71 US dollar per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 20.88 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 45.95 US dollar per person | +120.0% |
| 2001 | 110.44 US dollar per person | +140.3% |
| 2002 | 123.97 US dollar per person | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 101.44 US dollar per person | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 104.62 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 134.9 US dollar per person | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 126.74 US dollar per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 160.8 US dollar per person | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 145.21 US dollar per person | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 174.47 US dollar per person | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 155.98 US dollar per person | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 109.96 US dollar per person | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 121.22 US dollar per person | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 134.13 US dollar per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 137.93 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 134.7 US dollar per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 156.58 US dollar per person | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 144.62 US dollar per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 149 US dollar per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 138.86 US dollar per person | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 211.71 US dollar per person | +52.5% |
| 2021 | 181.64 US dollar per person | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 143.56 US dollar per person | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 167.09 US dollar per person | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 198.02 US dollar per person | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 258 US dollar per person | +30.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 258 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 578.48 US dollar per person, 45% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 258 US dollar per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 605.84 US dollar per person, 43% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +140.3% | 45.95 US dollar per person | 110.44 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.11 US dollar per person | 9.09 US dollar per person | 20.88 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 122.85 US dollar per person | 45.95 US dollar per person | 174.47 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.3 US dollar per person | 109.96 US dollar per person | 156.58 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 193.34 US dollar per person | 143.56 US dollar per person | 258 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 99 Mexico 304.22 US dollar per person compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 291.69 US dollar per person compare
- 101 Guatemala 265.32 US dollar per person compare
- 103 Sao Tome and Principe 227.74 US dollar per person compare
- 104 Guyana 227.21 US dollar per person compare
- 105 Morocco 222.34 US dollar per person 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, deposit taking corporations in El Salvador?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in El Salvador was 258 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 258 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 US dollar per person in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. 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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.