El Salvador's net financial account (BoP, current US$) was −US$165.61 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 78.36% from −US$765.4 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$165.61 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$936.77 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$765.4 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$512.22 million | 2009 |
| Lowest | −US$1.5 billion | 2023 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$908.58 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$1.48 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, El Salvador's net financial account (BoP, current US$) rose US$1.07 billion on 2024 (from −US$1.24 billion to −US$165.61 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$41.2 million and a typical year strayed about US$632.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above 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 US$1.8 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.01 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, El Salvador had the 65th highest value of the 136 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 2025 ranking
- Gambia, The — 62nd of 136: −US$114.56 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 63rd of 136: −US$118.08 million
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 64th of 136: −US$142.97 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 66th of 136: −US$178.25 million
- Timor-Leste — 67th of 136: −US$182.39 million
- St. Lucia — 68th of 136: −US$198.32 million
What this measures
The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 50 values
| Year | Net financial account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -165,606,611 |
| 2024 | -1,238,627,854 |
| 2023 | -1,501,594,062 |
| 2022 | -1,254,454,134 |
| 2021 | -1,263,839,004 |
| 2020 | -936,774,934 |
| 2019 | -138,529,199 |
| 2018 | -1,247,578,083 |
| 2017 | -551,650,998 |
| 2016 | -787,097,775 |
Net financial account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — −US$241.92 million (2025)
- Argentina — −US$12 billion (2025)
- Aruba — US$162.16 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — −US$904.76 million (2024)
- Barbados — −US$432.6 million (2017)
- Belize — −US$112.87 million (2025)
- Bolivia — −US$316.33 million (2025)
- Brazil — −US$64.28 billion (2025)
- Chile — −US$6.16 billion (2025)
- Colombia — −US$8.89 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for El Salvador
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$498.81 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's net financial account (BoP, current US$)?
- −US$165.61 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is down 11,290% from US$1.48 million in 1976. The highest value was US$512.22 million in 2009 and the lowest −US$1.5 billion in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 65th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net financial account (BoP, current US$) unusual for El Salvador?
- In 2025, El Salvador's net financial account (BoP, current US$) rose US$1.07 billion on 2024 (from −US$1.24 billion to −US$165.61 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$41.2 million and a typical year strayed about US$632.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above 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 BN.FIN.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in