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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 205.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.1%, 3.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 205.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 137.3%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Provisions to nonperforming loans (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +59.5% | 128.7% | 205.2% |
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
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 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.