Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in El Salvador
El Salvador: Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 5.29 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5.29 for deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in El Salvador peaked at 8.38 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 2011.
El Salvador ranks 2nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.38 | — |
| 1997 | 7.67 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 6.86 | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 6.61 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 6.5 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.48 | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 3.41 | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 3.37 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.34 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.44 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.39 | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 4.71 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 4.21 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 4.48 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.97 | -33.8% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 2.74 | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 3.57 | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.36 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 4.54 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.56 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.37 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.19 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.54 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 5.26 | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 5.29 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.38 | 6.61 | 8.38 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.33 | 3.34 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 | 1.92 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4.09 | 5.6 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in El Salvador?
- Deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in El Salvador was 5.29 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 in 1996.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.