Commercial bank branches in El Salvador
El Salvador: Commercial bank branches was 11.58 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commercial bank branches in El Salvador, 2009–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11.58 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in El Salvador peaked at 15.38 per 100,000 adults in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.2 per 100,000 adults, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.94 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2010 | 10.91 per 100,000 adults | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 11.76 per 100,000 adults | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 11.33 per 100,000 adults | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.03 per 100,000 adults | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 11.96 per 100,000 adults | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.75 per 100,000 adults | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.6 per 100,000 adults | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 15.25 per 100,000 adults | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 15.38 per 100,000 adults | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.72 per 100,000 adults | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 9.56 per 100,000 adults | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 9.4 per 100,000 adults | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2 per 100,000 adults | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.39 per 100,000 adults | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 11.58 per 100,000 adults | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.94 per 100,000 adults | 11.94 per 100,000 adults | 11.94 per 100,000 adults | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.47 per 100,000 adults | 10.72 per 100,000 adults | 15.38 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.83 per 100,000 adults | 9.2 per 100,000 adults | 11.58 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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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 commercial bank branches in El Salvador?
- Commercial bank branches in El Salvador was 11.58 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.38 per 100,000 adults in 2018.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 per 100,000 adults in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for commercial bank branches?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.