Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector was 2.50 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in El Salvador, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in El Salvador stood at 2.50 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in El Salvador peaked at 2.50 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million, in 2015.
El Salvador ranks 38th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.64 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.68 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.90 million | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 1.98 million | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 2.04 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 2.35 million | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 2.50 million | +6.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.50 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 million, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.50 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.04 million, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.64 million | 1.90 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million | 1.98 million | 2.50 million | 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 number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in El Salvador?
- Number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in El Salvador was 2.50 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector?
- El Salvador ranks 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Loan Accounts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on access to and use of financial services.