Ecuador vs El Salvador: Portfolio Investment, net

Ecuador
703.27 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
El Salvador
654.38 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ecuador rank
55th
El Salvador rank
56th

Portfolio Investment, net over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
-7.5B-5.0B-2.5B02.5B5.0B197620002025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 703.27 million BoP, current US$ against 654.38 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 48.89 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 55th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s -28.85 million BoP, current US$ -9.26 million BoP, current US$ 19.59 million BoP, current US$ El Salvador
1990s -1.27 billion BoP, current US$ -36.40 million BoP, current US$ 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ El Salvador
2000s 624.35 million BoP, current US$ -211.60 million BoP, current US$ 835.95 million BoP, current US$ Ecuador
2010s -1.48 billion BoP, current US$ -230.86 million BoP, current US$ 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ El Salvador
2020s 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ -111.11 million BoP, current US$ 1.41 billion BoP, current US$ Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, net, Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 703.27 million BoP, current US$ against 654.38 million BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, net between Ecuador and El Salvador?
48.89 million BoP, current US$, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for portfolio investment, net?
Ecuador ranks 55th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 5,932 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.