Net foreign assets in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net foreign assets was 3.90 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets in El Salvador stood at 3.90 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.8% on the previous year and up 178.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in El Salvador peaked at 3.90 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -560.86 million current LCU, in 1982.
That places El Salvador 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.65 million current LCU | 9.98 million current LCU | 34.67 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.31 million current LCU | -45.07 million current LCU | 126.03 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -312.74 million current LCU | -560.86 million current LCU | -49.45 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 687.28 million current LCU | 173.45 million current LCU | 1.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 billion current LCU | 1.04 billion current LCU | 2.93 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 billion current LCU | 1.40 billion current LCU | 3.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 billion current LCU | 980.63 million current LCU | 3.90 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Domestic credit to private sector 64.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 47.6% (2025)
- Broad money 64.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.0% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 24.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.45 (2025)
- Net migration -23,934 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government -1.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in El Salvador?
- Net foreign assets in El Salvador was 3.90 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.90 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -560.86 million current LCU in 1982.
- How does El Salvador rank for net foreign assets?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.