Automated teller machines (ATMs) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Automated teller machines (ATMs) was 47.82 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in El Salvador, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for automated teller machines (atms) in El Salvador is 47.82 per 100,000 adults, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, automated teller machines (atms) in El Salvador peaked at 47.82 per 100,000 adults in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.57 per 100,000 adults, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 76th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.57 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 22.95 per 100,000 adults | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 24.35 per 100,000 adults | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 25.92 per 100,000 adults | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 28.52 per 100,000 adults | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 29.87 per 100,000 adults | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 29.98 per 100,000 adults | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 30 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.34 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 34.2 per 100,000 adults | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 34.24 per 100,000 adults | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.68 per 100,000 adults | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 37.61 per 100,000 adults | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 38.3 per 100,000 adults | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 36.34 per 100,000 adults | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 36.91 per 100,000 adults | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 38.39 per 100,000 adults | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 37.65 per 100,000 adults | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 38.38 per 100,000 adults | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 46.66 per 100,000 adults | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 47.82 per 100,000 adults | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.36 per 100,000 adults | 20.57 per 100,000 adults | 29.87 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.56 per 100,000 adults | 29.98 per 100,000 adults | 38.3 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.78 per 100,000 adults | 37.65 per 100,000 adults | 47.82 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,882 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 185.32 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is automated teller machines (atms) in El Salvador?
- Automated teller machines (atms) in El Salvador was 47.82 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 47.82 per 100,000 adults in 2024.
- What is the lowest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.57 per 100,000 adults in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for automated teller machines (atms)?
- El Salvador ranks 76th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is automated teller machines (atms) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Automated teller machines (ATMs) are electromechanical devices which enable customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions such as cash withdrawals, balance inquiries, deposits, transfer of funds, and obtaining account information, using an electronic card.