Foreign assets in El Salvador

El Salvador: Foreign assets was 11.12 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.12 billion current US$
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
102nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
11.12 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.38 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in El Salvador, 1995–2020

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B12.0B1995200720201995: 1.4B current US$1996: 1.6B current US$1997: 2.0B current US$1998: 2.3B current US$1999: 2.7B current US$2000: 2.9B current US$2001: 3.2B current US$2002: 3.8B current US$2003: 4.4B current US$2004: 4.8B current US$2005: 5.3B current US$2006: 5.6B current US$2007: 6.6B current US$2008: 6.7B current US$2009: 7.6B current US$2010: 7.4B current US$2011: 7.0B current US$2012: 7.6B current US$2013: 7.3B current US$2014: 8.5B current US$2015: 8.9B current US$2016: 9.2B current US$2017: 9.9B current US$2018: 9.4B current US$2019: 10.8B current US$2020: 11.1B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets in El Salvador stood at 11.12 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in El Salvador peaked at 11.12 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.38 billion current US$, in 1995.

El Salvador ranks 102nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.99 billion current US$ 1.38 billion current US$ 2.68 billion current US$ 5
2000s 5.08 billion current US$ 2.88 billion current US$ 7.59 billion current US$ 10
2010s 8.59 billion current US$ 6.95 billion current US$ 10.83 billion current US$ 10
2020s 11.12 billion current US$ 11.12 billion current US$ 11.12 billion current US$ 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in El Salvador?
Foreign assets in El Salvador was 11.12 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 11.12 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.38 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for foreign assets?
El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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