Provisions to nonperforming loans in El Salvador
El Salvador: Provisions to nonperforming loans was 205.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Provisions to nonperforming loans in El Salvador, 2000–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 205.2% for provisions to nonperforming loans in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.5% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, provisions to nonperforming loans in El Salvador peaked at 205.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 4th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Provisions to nonperforming loans in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.9% | — |
| 2001 | 103.1% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 115.1% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 129.8% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 132.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 126.7% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 116.4% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 120.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 110.4% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 109.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 107.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 107.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 113.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 122.1% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 119.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 117.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 118.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 122.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 129.2% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 128.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 205.2% | +59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.9% | 84.9% | 132.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.6% | 107.4% | 129.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.2% | 205.2% | 205.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 604.1% compare
- 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 243.3% compare
- 3 Brazil 239.1% compare
- 5 China 184.5% compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 174.2% compare
- 7 Chile 171.4% compare
More financial sector data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 552.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is provisions to nonperforming loans in El Salvador?
- Provisions to nonperforming loans in El Salvador was 205.2% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 205.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest provisions to nonperforming loans recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for provisions to nonperforming loans?
- El Salvador ranks 4th out of 140 countries with data for 2020.
- Is provisions to nonperforming loans rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Provisions to nonperforming loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Provisions to nonperforming loans. Nonperforming Loans are loans for which the contractual payments are delinquent, usually defined as and NPL ratio being overdue for more than a certain number of days (e.g., usually more than 90 days). Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.