El Salvador's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) was US$1.18 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 18.17% from US$994.37 million in 2011 (1.68% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.18 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$869.49 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$994.37 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1.8 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$70.22 million | 1981 |
| Average since 2012 | US$956.5 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$348.22 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, El Salvador's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) fell 34.7% on 2020 (from US$1.8 billion to US$1.18 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +15.1% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 194% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 78.6% in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$139.28 million a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, El Salvador had the 96th highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to El Salvador in the 2021 ranking
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 93rd of 132: US$1.34 billion
- Mongolia — 94th of 132: US$1.34 billion
- Kosovo — 95th of 132: US$1.32 billion
- Bolivia — 97th of 132: US$682.05 million
- Moldova — 98th of 132: US$589.76 million
- Kyrgyz Republic — 99th of 132: US$560.75 million
What this measures
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 46 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,175,054,212 |
| 2020 | 1,800,225,824 |
| 2019 | 1,705,937,824 |
| 2018 | 992,809,504 |
| 2017 | 1,073,109,263 |
| 2016 | 869,487,333 |
| 2015 | 566,689,220 |
| 2014 | 474,853,172 |
| 2013 | 164,255,797 |
| 2012 | 742,561,546 |
Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$40.3 million (2020)
- Argentina — US$49.38 billion (2021)
- Aruba — US$97.34 million (2021)
- Bahamas, The — US$227.71 million (2021)
- Barbados — −US$276.71 million (2017)
- Belize — US$180.31 million (2021)
- Bolivia — US$682.05 million (2021)
- Brazil — −US$15.9 billion (2021)
- Chile — US$5.15 billion (2021)
- Colombia
More economic policy & debt data for El Salvador
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$4.82 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$4.56 billion (2025)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$252.5 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$35.19 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan (current US$) — US$41.44 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$362.85 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$) — US$154.63 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$498.81 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?
- US$1.18 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is up 237.44% from US$348.22 million in 1976 (2.74% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.8 billion in 2020 and the lowest US$70.22 million in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 96th highest of 132 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for El Salvador?
- In 2021, El Salvador's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) fell 34.7% on 2020 (from US$1.8 billion to US$1.18 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +15.1% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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