Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 14.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in El Salvador, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in El Salvador stood at 14.3%.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in El Salvador peaked at 27.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 91st out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.5% | — |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -38.6% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -26.1% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | +17.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 14.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 14.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.0%, 75% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 19.1% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 11.9% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 88 Rwanda 15.3% compare
- 89 Guinea-Bissau 14.8% compare
- 90 Egypt 14.4% compare
- 92 Syrian Arab Republic 14.3% compare
- 93 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.3% compare
- 94 Albania 14.3% compare
More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in El Salvador?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in El Salvador was 14.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 91st out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.