Net incurrence of liabilities, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Net incurrence of liabilities, total was 859.60 million current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
859.60 million current LCU
Change on year
up 27.9%
World rank
106th
of 136 countries
All-time high
2.58 billion current LCU
in 2020
All-time low
-686.60 million current LCU
in 2018
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Net incurrence of liabilities, total in El Salvador, 1998–2024

-1.0B01.0B2.0B3.0B1998201120241998: 547.9M current LCU1999: 170.7M current LCU2000: -136.1M current LCU2001: 740.1M current LCU2002: 1.0B current LCU2003: 238.8M current LCU2004: 397.7M current LCU2005: 1.1B current LCU2006: 741.0M current LCU2007: -108.4M current LCU2008: -329.9M current LCU2009: 1.7B current LCU2010: 256.8M current LCU2011: 543.1M current LCU2012: 1.4B current LCU2013: -642.1M current LCU2014: 37.5M current LCU2015: -247.9M current LCU2016: -451.5M current LCU2017: -203.1M current LCU2018: -686.6M current LCU2019: -329.2M current LCU2020: 2.6B current LCU2021: -263.4M current LCU2022: 594.1M current LCU2023: 671.9M current LCU2024: 859.6M current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, net incurrence of liabilities, total in El Salvador stood at 859.60 million current LCU.

That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 2,193.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net incurrence of liabilities, total in El Salvador peaked at 2.58 billion current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, -686.60 million current LCU, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 106th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 359.31 million current LCU 170.70 million current LCU 547.91 million current LCU 2
2000s 534.80 million current LCU -329.90 million current LCU 1.67 billion current LCU 10
2010s -36.54 million current LCU -686.60 million current LCU 1.36 billion current LCU 10
2020s 889.00 million current LCU -263.40 million current LCU 2.58 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 103 Azerbaijan 1.61 billion current LCU compare
  2. 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.51 billion current LCU compare
  3. 105 Bahrain 1.14 billion current LCU compare
  4. 107 Solomon Islands 664.38 million current LCU compare
  5. 108 Fiji 663.44 million current LCU compare
  6. 109 Tajikistan 637.67 million current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net incurrence of liabilities, total in El Salvador?
Net incurrence of liabilities, total in El Salvador was 859.60 million current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest net incurrence of liabilities, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.58 billion current LCU in 2020.
What is the lowest net incurrence of liabilities, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was -686.60 million current LCU in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
El Salvador ranks 106th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
Is net incurrence of liabilities, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,193.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,974 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. 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.