Broad money in El Salvador
El Salvador: Broad money was 64.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 64.2% for broad money 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 in El Salvador peaked at 69.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1965.
That places El Salvador 74th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Broad money in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20.0% | — |
| 1966 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 20.0% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 21.4% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 22.2% | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 26.6% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 30.4% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 27.2% | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 28.2% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 33.0% | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 35.6% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 42.4% | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 52.8% | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | -37.3% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 38.4% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | -25.1% |
| 1991 | 31.3% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 52.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 64.2% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 26.5% | 21.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 28.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 28.8% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 51.3% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.6% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 58.0% | 69.4% | 6 |
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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 64.2% 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 69.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for broad money?
- El Salvador ranks 74th 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 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.