Liquid liabilities to GDP in El Salvador

El Salvador: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 56.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
56.5%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
111th
of 186 countries
All-time high
63.4%
in 2020
All-time low
20.0%
in 1965
Years of data
57
1965–2021

Liquid liabilities to GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2021

2030405060196519932021

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in El Salvador is 56.5%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in El Salvador peaked at 63.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1965.

That places El Salvador 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.

Liquid liabilities to GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in El Salvador, 1965 to 2021.
Year % Change
1965 20.0%
1966 20.6% +3.0%
1967 20.0% -2.7%
1968 20.2% +0.8%
1969 21.4% +6.1%
1970 21.0% -1.8%
1971 22.2% +5.6%
1972 25.5% +15.1%
1973 26.6% +4.0%
1974 26.8% +0.9%
1975 28.7% +7.1%
1976 30.4% +5.9%
1977 27.2% -10.4%
1978 28.7% +5.2%
1979 28.2% -1.5%
1980 28.7% +1.6%
1981 33.0% +15.0%
1982 35.6% +8.0%
1983 38.3% +7.5%
1984 42.4% +10.8%
1985 52.8% +24.4%
1986 33.1% -37.3%
1987 33.4% +0.8%
1988 35.4% +6.0%
1989 38.4% +8.6%
1990 28.8% -25.1%
1991 31.3% +9.0%
1992 32.7% +4.4%
1993 38.0% +16.2%
1994 46.4% +22.2%
1995 44.7% -3.6%
1996 47.4% +5.9%
1997 49.1% +3.7%
1998 50.0% +1.9%
1999 52.8% +5.5%
2000 51.3% -2.8%
2001 51.8% +0.9%
2002 50.3% -2.9%
2003 48.7% -3.1%
2004 48.4% -0.6%
2005 46.7% -3.5%
2006 47.3% +1.1%
2007 52.1% +10.3%
2008 49.3% -5.4%
2009 51.2% +3.8%
2010 51.2% +0.1%
2011 46.2% -9.8%
2012 45.2% -2.3%
2013 45.1% -0.1%
2014 43.8% -2.9%
2015 45.2% +3.1%
2016 45.3% +0.3%
2017 48.6% +7.1%
2018 49.2% +1.4%
2019 53.0% +7.7%
2020 63.4% +19.6%
2021 56.5% -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.4% 20.0% 21.4% 5
1970s 26.5% 21.0% 30.4% 10
1980s 37.1% 28.7% 52.8% 10
1990s 42.1% 28.8% 52.8% 10
2000s 49.7% 46.7% 52.1% 10
2010s 47.3% 43.8% 53.0% 10
2020s 59.9% 56.5% 63.4% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 108 Syrian Arab Republic 57.8% compare
  2. 109 Timor-Leste 57.1% compare
  3. 110 Bangladesh 56.6% compare
  4. 112 Mozambique 56.5% compare
  5. 113 Gambia 56.2% compare
  6. 114 Peru 55.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liquid liabilities to gdp in El Salvador?
Liquid liabilities to gdp in El Salvador was 56.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1965.
How does El Salvador rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
El Salvador ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,545 data points, 1960–2021
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Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.