External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in El Salvador
El Salvador: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 13.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in El Salvador, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 13.8% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in 2021.
That represents a change of up 36.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in El Salvador peaked at 15.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1995.
El Salvador ranks 64th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.7% | — |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +79.7% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +45.9% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -48.8% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +36.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 13.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 1.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 13.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.3%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 3.7% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 4.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 10.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 13.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 61 Costa Rica 14.2% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 14.1% compare
- 63 Jordan 13.9% compare
- 65 Greece 13.1% compare
- 66 Switzerland 13.0% compare
- 67 Uganda 13.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in El Salvador?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in El Salvador was 13.8% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 nonbanking sectors (% 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 7B: 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.