Financial soundness indicators in El Salvador
El Salvador: Financial soundness indicators was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Financial soundness indicators in El Salvador, 2008–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.8% for financial soundness indicators in 2024.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial soundness indicators in El Salvador peaked at 2.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.
That places El Salvador 79th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Financial soundness indicators in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.2% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -62.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +166.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +62.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +48.2% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -8.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.7%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial soundness indicators 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +166.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial soundness indicators in El Salvador?
- Financial soundness indicators in El Salvador was 1.8% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest financial soundness indicators recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest financial soundness indicators recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for financial soundness indicators?
- El Salvador ranks 79th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is financial soundness indicators rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Financial soundness indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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