Broad money (current LCU) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Broad money (current LCU) was 23.57 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
23.57 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
136th
of 167 countries
All-time high
23.57 billion current LCU
in 2025
All-time low
110.40 million current LCU
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Broad money in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 23.57 billion current LCU for broad money in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in El Salvador peaked at 23.57 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 110.40 million current LCU, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money (current LCU) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 110.40 million current LCU | — |
| 1961 | 113.80 million current LCU | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 122.51 million current LCU | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 149.98 million current LCU | +22.4% |
| 1964 | 169.25 million current LCU | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 175.42 million current LCU | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 191.41 million current LCU | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 195.55 million current LCU | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 203.80 million current LCU | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 224.74 million current LCU | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 238.19 million current LCU | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 263.28 million current LCU | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 322.84 million current LCU | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 383.03 million current LCU | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 446.50 million current LCU | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 541.10 million current LCU | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 708.15 million current LCU | +30.9% |
| 1977 | 801.43 million current LCU | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 896.54 million current LCU | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 978.27 million current LCU | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 1.03 billion current LCU | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 1.13 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 1.21 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.34 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 1.55 billion current LCU | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 2.00 billion current LCU | +29.1% |
| 1986 | 1.25 billion current LCU | -37.7% |
| 1987 | 1.32 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.48 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 1.68 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 1.39 billion current LCU | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 1.65 billion current LCU | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 1.90 billion current LCU | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 2.54 billion current LCU | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 3.57 billion current LCU | +40.4% |
| 1995 | 3.99 billion current LCU | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 4.54 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 5.02 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 5.47 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 5.95 billion current LCU | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 6.05 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 7.65 billion current LCU | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 7.49 billion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 7.64 billion current LCU | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7.91 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.22 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 9.08 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 10.66 billion current LCU | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 10.53 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.76 billion current LCU | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.78 billion current LCU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.56 billion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.69 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.95 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.98 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.75 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 12.10 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.45 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 14.27 billion current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 15.88 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 17.29 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 17.68 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 18.50 billion current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 20.14 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 20.81 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 23.57 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.57 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 trillion current LCU, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.57 billion current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 220.40 billion current LCU, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.69 million current LCU | 110.40 million current LCU | 224.74 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 557.93 million current LCU | 238.19 million current LCU | 978.27 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.40 billion current LCU | 1.03 billion current LCU | 2.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.60 billion current LCU | 1.39 billion current LCU | 5.95 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.60 billion current LCU | 6.05 billion current LCU | 10.76 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.14 billion current LCU | 10.56 billion current LCU | 15.88 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.66 billion current LCU | 17.29 billion current LCU | 23.57 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.13 billion current LCU compare
- 134 Sierra Leone 38.15 billion current LCU compare
- 135 Seychelles 29.77 billion current LCU compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 22.31 billion current LCU compare
- 138 Eswatini 22.03 billion current LCU compare
- 139 Panama 19.60 billion current LCU 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 broad money in El Salvador?
- Broad money in El Salvador was 23.57 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.57 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 110.40 million current LCU in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for broad money?
- El Salvador ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.