Broad money growth in El Salvador
El Salvador: Broad money growth was 13.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in El Salvador, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 13.3% for broad money growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.8% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in El Salvador peaked at 40.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -37.7%, in 1986.
That places El Salvador 55th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.1% | — |
| 1962 | 7.7% | +148.2% |
| 1963 | 22.4% | +193.0% |
| 1964 | 12.9% | -42.7% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -71.6% |
| 1966 | 9.1% | +149.9% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -76.2% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | +94.7% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | +143.8% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | -41.8% |
| 1971 | 10.5% | +76.1% |
| 1972 | 22.6% | +114.8% |
| 1973 | 18.6% | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | +27.8% |
| 1976 | 30.9% | +45.7% |
| 1977 | 13.2% | -57.3% |
| 1978 | 11.9% | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 9.1% | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -47.3% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | +119.9% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -36.1% |
| 1983 | 10.9% | +60.6% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +45.0% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +85.1% |
| 1986 | -37.7% | -229.6% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | -115.4% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | +109.3% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | -17.5% | -231.4% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | -207.7% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +115.5% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -70.5% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -23.5% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -82.2% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +1593.6% |
| 2002 | -2.1% | -107.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -194.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +82.7% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +172.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +65.5% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | -106.7% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -290.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -93.4% |
| 2011 | -2.1% | -1531.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -162.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +87.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -87.0% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +2110.6% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -56.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +264.9% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -45.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +86.3% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -74.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +105.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +91.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -62.7% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +300.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 2.2% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 6.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | -37.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | -17.5% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | -2.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -2.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 2.3% | 13.3% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 22.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 498.75 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 523.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 552.49 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in El Salvador?
- Broad money growth in El Salvador was 13.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.7% in 1986.
- How does El Salvador rank for broad money growth?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. 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 growth (annual %). 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.