External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in El Salvador
El Salvador: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 3.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in El Salvador, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in El Salvador stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in El Salvador peaked at 26.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 149th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26.5% | — |
| 1996 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -79.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +883.2% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -58.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +81.6% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -26.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 35% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.4%, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +883.2% | 1.7% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 20.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 1.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 2 |
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in El Salvador?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in El Salvador was 3.6% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- El Salvador ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.