Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 7.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in El Salvador stood at 7.9.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in El Salvador peaked at 12.53 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.37, in 2012.
That places El Salvador 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.53 | — |
| 1997 | 10.82 | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 9.93 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 10.38 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 10.74 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.6 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 7.14 | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 6.56 | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.87 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.53 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 7.81 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.87 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.31 | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 7.3 | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 5.77 | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 5.37 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.51 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 6.05 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.25 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.36 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.61 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.58 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.19 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.35 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.53 | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 7.99 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 7.9 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.91 | 9.93 | 12.53 | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.97 | 6.3 | 10.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.08 | 5.37 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.09 | 6.19 | 7.99 | 6 |
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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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in El Salvador?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in El Salvador was 7.9 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 in 1996.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.37 in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.