Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) was 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in 2025.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in El Salvador peaked at 0.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0439 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 62nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0499 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0489 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0439 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0533 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0595 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0624 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0716 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0952 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1153 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1356 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1587 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1508 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1383 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1488 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1397 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1448 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.11 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1243 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1188 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0692 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0905 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.049 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0533 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1019 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0595 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1379 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1587 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1184 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 59 Russian Federation 0.118 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Guatemala 0.1178 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Peru 0.1164 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Mongolia 0.1108 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1083 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Botswana 0.1078 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in El Salvador?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in El Salvador was 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0439 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (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.