Domestic credit to private sector by banks in El Salvador
El Salvador: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 55.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 55.0% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2025.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in El Salvador peaked at 57.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 64th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 19.6% | — |
| 1966 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 20.3% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 21.6% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 22.8% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 25.2% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 25.7% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 24.0% | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 23.2% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 22.4% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 41.5% | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 25.9% | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | -44.0% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | +45.9% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 55.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 55.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.9%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -44.0% | 30.1% | 16.8% |
| 1994 | +45.9% | 22.4% | 32.6% |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 41.5% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.7% | 19.0% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 23.4% | 20.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.9% | 23.8% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 16.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 44.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 44.2% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 52.5% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 domestic credit to private sector by banks in El Salvador?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in El Salvador was 55.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.