Financial Sector in El Salvador

339 indicators covering financial sector for El Salvador.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Assets Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Open a Bank Account in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Prohibit Discrimination in Access to Credit Based on 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents (ODCS) (US) 435.26 units per person 2025 up 178.2% 93rd
Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents (ODCS) (US) 0.0755 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 82.8% 95th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 3.74 % change on previous year 2025 up 186.0% 88th
Commercial bank branches 11.58 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 3.2% 94th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 3.74 % change on previous year 2025 up 186.5% 87th
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF 0 US dollar 2025 141st
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the 13.8% 2021 down 5.4% 64th
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 47.82 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 39.7% 77th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 17.5% 2021 down 26.7% 106th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 3.6% 2021 down 60.4% 149th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre 148,706 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 12.3% 72nd
Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 608.48 million 2024 up 1,956.3% 56th
Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using -1.18 billion 2024 down 264.4% 162nd
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -2.26 billion 2024 down 117.9% 131st
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) 8.39 billion 2024 up 97.9% 19th
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 2.74 billion 2024 up 215.7% 47th
Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 20.77 billion 2024 up 87.6% 97th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -632.55 million 2024 up 47.9% 116th
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -9.51 billion 2024 down 79.9% 169th
Goods, Credit/Revenue 5.59 billion 2024 up 30.1% 116th
Primary income, Credit/Revenue 448.72 million 2024 up 299.1% 120th
Services, Credit/Revenue 6.00 billion 2024 up 158.0% 90th
Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 390.39 million 2024 up 9.5% 92nd
Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 8.74 billion 2024 up 101.3% 45th
Reserve assets, Monetary gold 250.31 million US dollar 2025 up 435.4% 87th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 706,062 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 94.2% 73rd
Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 286.32 million 2024 up 350.3% 41st
Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 307.14 million 2024 up 383.1% 58th
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 245.82 million US dollar 2025 up 150.8% 126th
Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets -144.41 million 2024 down 315.2% 187th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances 806.67 million US dollar 2025 down 15.8% 83rd
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 287.81 million 2024 up 44.0% 73rd
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 340.80 million US dollar 2025 up 22.0% 78th
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 15.34 billion 2024 up 75.7% 98th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 148,682 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 12.2% 72nd
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 133,960 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 25.0% 62nd
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 10,333 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 16.0% 58th
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 95.6% 2021 up 3.7% 70th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 44,201 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 60.0% 75th
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 2.63 million 2024 down 39.8% 142nd
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 582.78 million 2024 up 2,145.9% 69th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 10,356 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 15.8% 56th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 806.67 million US dollar 2025 down 15.8% 77th
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 1.3% 2020 up 5.4% 60th
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 8.0% 2025 up 70.7% 57th
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 27.4% 2021 up 37.8% 44th
Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Deposit taking 1.21 million US dollar 2025 96th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP 1.1% 2020 up 22.6% 63rd
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 806.67 million US dollar 2025 down 15.8% 69th
Bank concentration 74.4% 2021 up 28.6% 76th
Bank Z-score 20.57 2021 down 27.9% 47th
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 20.9% 2021 down 2.1% 145th
Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit 0 US dollar 2025 117th
Bank noninterest income to total income 19.2% 2021 down 24.5% 162nd
Bank cost to income ratio 64.2% 2021 up 41.9% 36th
Bank return on assets 1.2% 2021 down 59.5% 95th
Bank return on assets 1.0% 2021 down 56.4% 94th