Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 746.21 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in El Salvador, 2009–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 746.21 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in El Salvador peaked at 1,058 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 424.31, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 49th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 782.84 | — |
| 2010 | 424.31 | -45.8% |
| 2011 | 655.82 | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 622.38 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 618.69 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 968 | +56.5% |
| 2015 | 1,028 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1,058 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 771.68 | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 790.12 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 762.13 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 746.21 | -2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 746.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 944.31, 79% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 746.21 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 944.31, 79% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 782.84 | 782.84 | 782.84 | 1 |
| 2010s | 769.94 | 424.31 | 1,058 | 10 |
| 2020s | 746.21 | 746.21 | 746.21 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in El Salvador?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in El Salvador was 746.21 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,058 in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 424.31 in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. 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 (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.