Financial Development Index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Financial Development Index was 0.2368 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial Development Index in El Salvador, 1980–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial development index in El Salvador is 0.2368, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in El Salvador peaked at 0.2368 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 97th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Financial Development Index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.034 | — |
| 1981 | 0.0387 | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0481 | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0551 | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0584 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.078 | +33.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0715 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0748 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.081 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0848 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0793 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0849 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0937 | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1007 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1174 | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1219 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1133 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1006 | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0802 | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1022 | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1116 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1378 | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1457 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1523 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1548 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1596 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.171 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1706 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1738 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1835 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1756 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1757 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1784 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1876 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1946 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2048 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2091 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2174 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2208 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.221 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2368 | +7.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2368 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2539, 93% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2368 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2814, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial Development Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +33.6% | 0.0584 | 0.078 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0624 | 0.034 | 0.0848 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0994 | 0.0793 | 0.1219 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1561 | 0.1116 | 0.1835 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1985 | 0.1756 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2368 | 0.2368 | 0.2368 | 1 |
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 financial development index in El Salvador?
- Financial development index in El Salvador was 0.2368 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2368 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for financial development index?
- El Salvador ranks 97th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.