Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in El Salvador
El Salvador: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 1.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in El Salvador, 2001–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.6% for bank non-performing loans to gross loans in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in El Salvador peaked at 4.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 115th out of 141 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.3% | — |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in El Salvador?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in El Salvador was 1.6% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- El Salvador ranks 115th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.