Financial Development Index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Financial Development Index was 0.2368 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in El Salvador, 1980β2020
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.
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
- 94 North Macedonia 0.2517 compare
- 95 Serbia, Republic of 0.2512 compare
- 96 Bangladesh 0.2439 compare
- 98 Tunisia 0.2367 compare
- 99 Pakistan 0.2294 compare
- 100 Tonga 0.2279 compare
More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,882 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 185.32 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.0% (2025)
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.