Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.6422 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.6422 current LCU per US$ of GDP for broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.6937 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1999 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1965.
That places El Salvador 157th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1999 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0.2059 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2018 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2142 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2102 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.222 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2555 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2656 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.268 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2724 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2866 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2824 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2869 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3298 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.356 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3826 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.424 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5275 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3309 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3337 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3537 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3841 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2875 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3135 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3272 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3801 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4643 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4474 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4739 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4913 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5277 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5132 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6228 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5913 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5766 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5765 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5591 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5675 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6264 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5856 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6115 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5843 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5204 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4979 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4862 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5011 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5384 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5482 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5907 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6937 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6086 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5804 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5966 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6422 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2044 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1999 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2142 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2654 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2102 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3709 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2869 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5275 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4213 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2875 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5277 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5831 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5132 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6264 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5268 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4862 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5907 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6203 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5804 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6937 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 154 Timor-Leste 0.7177 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Bahamas 0.6876 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 156 Azerbaijan 0.6566 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Ecuador 0.6211 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Kosovo 0.5506 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Montenegro 0.517 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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 broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.6422 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6937 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1999 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 157th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Broad money (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Broad money (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Broad money (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.