Bank concentration in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank concentration was 74.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Bank concentration in El Salvador, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 74.4% for bank concentration in 2021.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in El Salvador peaked at 82.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 76th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 62.4% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 56.5% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 73.8% | 74.4% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.45 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 24.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.0% (2025)
- Broad money 64.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 47.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 64.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -23,934 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in El Salvador?
- Bank concentration in El Salvador was 74.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank concentration?
- El Salvador ranks 76th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.