Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 612.79 current LCU per person in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in El Salvador, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador stood at 612.79 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.0% on the previous year and up 170.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 612.79 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -121.33 current LCU per person, in 1982.
El Salvador ranks 167th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.53 current LCU per person | 2.79 current LCU per person | 10.84 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.8 current LCU per person | -10.06 current LCU per person | 29.3 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -66.07 current LCU per person | -121.33 current LCU per person | -9.33 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.92 current LCU per person | 32.12 current LCU per person | 236.95 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 269.21 current LCU per person | 173.56 current LCU per person | 484.14 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 367.81 current LCU per person | 226.89 current LCU per person | 527.65 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.33 current LCU per person | 156.14 current LCU per person | 612.79 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 164 Papua New Guinea 993.26 current LCU per person compare
- 165 Bahrain 975.32 current LCU per person compare
- 166 Tunisia 751.36 current LCU per person compare
- 168 Canada 338.43 current LCU per person compare
- 169 Georgia 278.59 current LCU per person compare
- 170 Ethiopia 153.35 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 55.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.45 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 24.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.90 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.0% (2025)
- Broad money 64.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 47.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 64.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -23,934 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in El Salvador was 612.79 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 612.79 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -121.33 current LCU per person in 1982.
- How does El Salvador rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.1%. 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 foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (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 foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets 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 foreign assets (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.