El Salvador vs Panama: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 8.29 billion current LCU against 3.90 billion current LCU in El Salvador, a difference of 4.39 billion current LCU.
That makes Panama's figure about 2.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 150th and Panama ranks 147th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.65 million current LCU | -23.81 million current LCU | 44.46 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 40.31 million current LCU | -510.64 million current LCU | 550.95 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 1980s | -312.74 million current LCU | -623.75 million current LCU | 311.01 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 687.28 million current LCU | 1.46 billion current LCU | 776.58 million current LCU | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.62 billion current LCU | 3.28 billion current LCU | 1.66 billion current LCU | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.26 billion current LCU | 4.68 billion current LCU | 2.42 billion current LCU | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.52 billion current LCU | 7.28 billion current LCU | 4.76 billion current LCU | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, El Salvador or Panama?
- Panama, at 8.29 billion current LCU against 3.90 billion current LCU in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between El Salvador and Panama?
- 4.39 billion current LCU, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for net foreign assets?
- El Salvador ranks 150th and Panama ranks 147th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.