Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita was 3,882 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3,882 current LCU per person for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 3,882 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.25 current LCU per person, in 1962.
El Salvador ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.57 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 50.18 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 49.25 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 52.78 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 57.45 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 57.26 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 64.8 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 65.31 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 66.53 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 75.56 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 75.81 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 84.78 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 94.84 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 109.55 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 137.6 current LCU per person | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 147.13 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 166.5 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 194.03 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 219.63 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 270.06 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 340.73 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 411.34 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 374.09 current LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 386.93 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 411.78 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 476.02 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 245.66 current LCU per person | -48.4% |
| 1987 | 238.25 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 248.92 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 281.33 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 214.23 current LCU per person | -23.8% |
| 1991 | 257.81 current LCU per person | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 305.75 current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 382.35 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 538.36 current LCU per person | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 667.44 current LCU per person | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 750.84 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 845.97 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 848.95 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 937.7 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 1,167 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 1,196 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,177 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,294 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 1,350 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1,482 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 1,561 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1,701 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1,752 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,663 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,692 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,793 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1,739 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,952 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 2,012 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2,175 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 2,239 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,321 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2,479 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 2,634 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 2,813 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 3,048 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 3,423 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 3,663 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 3,692 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 3,882 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.17 current LCU per person | 49.25 current LCU per person | 75.56 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 149.99 current LCU per person | 75.81 current LCU per person | 270.06 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 341.51 current LCU per person | 238.25 current LCU per person | 476.02 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 574.94 current LCU per person | 214.23 current LCU per person | 937.7 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,434 current LCU per person | 1,167 current LCU per person | 1,752 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,104 current LCU per person | 1,692 current LCU per person | 2,634 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,420 current LCU per person | 2,813 current LCU per person | 3,882 current LCU per person | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 22.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 498.75 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 523.37 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador was 3,882 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,882 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.25 current LCU per person in 1962.
- How does El Salvador rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net domestic credit (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.