Central bank assets to GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Central bank assets to GDP was 2.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Central bank assets to GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, central bank assets to gdp in El Salvador stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in El Salvador peaked at 31.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 111th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central bank assets to GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.6% | — |
| 1966 | 4.2% | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | +24.2% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | +20.4% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +49.7% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 12.1% | +33.9% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | +88.2% |
| 1981 | 31.0% | +36.3% |
| 1982 | 23.4% | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 26.3% | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -50.5% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | -23.3% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 11.8% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -20.3% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 13.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 5.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2 |
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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 central bank assets to gdp in El Salvador?
- Central bank assets to gdp in El Salvador was 2.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).