Bank net interest margin in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank net interest margin was 6.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in El Salvador, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in El Salvador stood at 6.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in El Salvador peaked at 10.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 26th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 2.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 2 |
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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 bank net interest margin in El Salvador?
- Bank net interest margin in El Salvador was 6.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank net interest margin?
- El Salvador ranks 26th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.