01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in El Salvador

El Salvador: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 2.08 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.08 billion
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
127th
of 208 countries
All-time high
3.58 billion
in 2016
All-time low
706.00 million
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in El Salvador, 1995–2025

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1995201020251995: 706.0M1996: 740.0M1997: 964.0M1998: 1.5B1999: 1.4B2000: 1.6B2001: 1.7B2002: 1.8B2003: 1.0B2004: 1.1B2005: 1.0B2006: 1.3B2007: 2.1B2008: 2.0B2009: 2.1B2010: 1.7B2011: 1.9B2012: 2.1B2013: 2.5B2014: 3.2B2015: 3.5B2016: 3.6B2017: 3.3B2018: 3.2B2019: 3.1B2020: 2.7B2021: 1.9B2022: 2.0B2023: 2.2B2024: 1.9B2025: 2.1B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 2.08 billion for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in El Salvador peaked at 3.58 billion in 2016 and was at its lowest, 706.00 million, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 127th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 billion 706.00 million 1.46 billion 5
2000s 1.58 billion 1.01 billion 2.12 billion 10
2010s 2.81 billion 1.73 billion 3.58 billion 10
2020s 2.12 billion 1.90 billion 2.68 billion 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 124 Maldives 2.17 billion compare
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  3. 126 Paraguay 2.13 billion compare
  4. 128 French Polynesia 2.08 billion compare
  5. 129 Iceland 2.04 billion compare
  6. 130 Latvia 1.76 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in El Salvador?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in El Salvador was 2.08 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 3.58 billion in 2016.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 706.00 million in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
El Salvador ranks 127th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.