Current account balance (World Bank) in El Salvador in 2025 — -3.54%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 97. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 4.56 pp.
1976–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.54 | −0.78 pp |
| 2024 | -2.76 | −1.02 pp |
| 2023 | -1.74 | +4.98 pp |
| 2022 | -6.73 | −2.42 pp |
| 2021 | -4.31 | −5.42 pp |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +1.53 pp |
| 2019 | -0.42 | +2.88 pp |
| 2018 | -3.3 | −1.44 pp |
| 2017 | -1.86 | +0.41 pp |
| 2016 | -2.27 | +0.94 pp |
| 2015 | -3.22 | +2.16 pp |
| 2014 | -5.37 | +1.53 pp |
| 2013 | -6.9 | −1.11 pp |
| 2012 | -5.8 | −0.32 pp |
| 2011 | -5.48 | −2.59 pp |
| 2010 | -2.89 | −1.11 pp |
| 2009 | -1.77 | +6.74 pp |
| 2008 | -8.52 | −1.37 pp |
| 2007 | -7.15 | −2.37 pp |
| 2006 | -4.78 | −0.56 pp |
| 2005 | -4.23 | +0.45 pp |
| 2004 | -4.68 | +0.63 pp |
| 2003 | -5.3 | −2.1 pp |
| 2002 | -3.2 | −1.98 pp |
| 2001 | -1.22 | +2.43 pp |
| 2000 | -3.65 | −1.53 pp |
| 1999 | -2.12 | −1.29 pp |
| 1998 | -0.83 | +0.13 pp |
| 1997 | -0.96 | +0.81 pp |
| 1996 | -1.76 | +1.17 pp |
| 1995 | -2.93 | −2.7 pp |
| 1994 | -0.23 | +0.99 pp |
| 1993 | -1.22 | +0.65 pp |
| 1992 | -1.87 | +1.31 pp |
| 1991 | -3.19 | −0.04 pp |
| 1990 | -3.15 | +1.3 pp |
| 1989 | -4.45 | −5.06 pp |
| 1988 | 0.62 | −2.82 pp |
| 1987 | 3.43 | +0.33 pp |
| 1986 | 3.1 | +3.85 pp |
| 1985 | -0.75 | +0.71 pp |
| 1984 | -1.47 | −0.67 pp |
| 1983 | -0.79 | +2.74 pp |
| 1982 | -3.53 | +3.76 pp |
| 1981 | -7.29 | −8.24 pp |
| 1980 | 0.95 | +0.02 pp |
| 1979 | 0.93 | +9.84 pp |
| 1978 | -8.91 | −10.18 pp |
| 1977 | 1.27 | +0.25 pp |
| 1976 | 1.02 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
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