Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) was 55.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 55.0% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in El Salvador peaked at 57.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20.1% | — |
| 1966 | 21.0% | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 20.4% | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 20.3% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 22.1% | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 21.8% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 23.8% | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 25.2% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 27.7% | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 28.1% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 26.1% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 28.7% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 36.4% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 42.6% | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | -38.3% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | -44.0% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | +45.9% |
| 1995 | 37.1% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 55.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 55.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.1%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -44.0% | 30.1% | 16.8% |
| 1994 | +45.9% | 22.4% | 32.6% |
| 1986 | -38.3% | 42.6% | 26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 22.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 21.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 26.2% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 16.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 44.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 44.2% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 52.5% | 57.7% | 6 |
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 monetary sector credit to private sector in El Salvador?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in El Salvador was 55.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.