Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US) was -9.51 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in El Salvador is -9.51 billion, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in El Salvador peaked at -3.51 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, -9.57 billion, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -3.53 billion | — |
| 2006 | -4.08 billion | +15.7% |
| 2007 | -4.74 billion | +16.1% |
| 2008 | -5.11 billion | +7.9% |
| 2009 | -3.51 billion | -31.4% |
| 2010 | -4.02 billion | +14.7% |
| 2011 | -4.77 billion | +18.6% |
| 2012 | -4.92 billion | +3.0% |
| 2013 | -5.29 billion | +7.6% |
| 2014 | -5.29 billion | -0.1% |
| 2015 | -4.97 billion | -6.0% |
| 2016 | -4.65 billion | -6.4% |
| 2017 | -4.84 billion | +4.1% |
| 2018 | -5.64 billion | +16.4% |
| 2019 | -5.71 billion | +1.2% |
| 2020 | -5.03 billion | -12.0% |
| 2021 | -7.94 billion | +58.0% |
| 2022 | -9.57 billion | +20.5% |
| 2023 | -8.85 billion | -7.5% |
| 2024 | -9.51 billion | +7.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's -9.51 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -778.45 million, 12.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's -9.51 billion is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -820.85 million, 11.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.19 billion | -5.11 billion | -3.51 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -5.01 billion | -5.71 billion | -4.02 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.18 billion | -9.57 billion | -5.03 billion | 5 |
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 goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in El Salvador?
- Goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in El Salvador was -9.51 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was -3.51 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.57 billion in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- El Salvador ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.