Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations in El Salvador
El Salvador: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations was 1.13 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.13 billion US dollar for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 97.8% on the previous year and up 842.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in El Salvador peaked at 1.13 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.10 million US dollar, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 79th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.10 million US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 134.73 million US dollar | +1563.7% |
| 2002 | 124.80 million US dollar | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 367.40 million US dollar | +194.4% |
| 2004 | 473.90 million US dollar | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 450.74 million US dollar | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 381.34 million US dollar | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 282.62 million US dollar | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 475.61 million US dollar | +68.3% |
| 2009 | 104.17 million US dollar | -78.1% |
| 2010 | 223.37 million US dollar | +114.4% |
| 2011 | 115.11 million US dollar | -48.5% |
| 2012 | 73.80 million US dollar | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 57.58 million US dollar | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 130.16 million US dollar | +126.1% |
| 2015 | 119.77 million US dollar | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 82.54 million US dollar | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 236.47 million US dollar | +186.5% |
| 2018 | 204.90 million US dollar | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 316.14 million US dollar | +54.3% |
| 2020 | 823.98 million US dollar | +160.6% |
| 2021 | 429.56 million US dollar | -47.9% |
| 2022 | 304.97 million US dollar | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 213.15 million US dollar | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 570.47 million US dollar | +167.6% |
| 2025 | 1.13 billion US dollar | +97.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.13 billion US dollar is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 718.98 million US dollar, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.13 billion US dollar is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 494.71 million US dollar, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations 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 | +1563.7% | 8.10 million US dollar | 134.73 million US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 280.34 million US dollar | 8.10 million US dollar | 475.61 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 155.98 million US dollar | 57.58 million US dollar | 316.14 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 578.42 million US dollar | 213.15 million US dollar | 1.13 billion US dollar | 6 |
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 portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in El Salvador?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in El Salvador was 1.13 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.10 million US dollar in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations?
- El Salvador ranks 79th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 842.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.