Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 707.4 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in El Salvador, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 707.4 US dollar per person for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador peaked at 707.4 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.09 US dollar per person, in 1993.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.09 US dollar per person | — |
| 1994 | 10.48 US dollar per person | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 12.17 US dollar per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 67.33 US dollar per person | +453.2% |
| 1997 | 66.87 US dollar per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 67.81 US dollar per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 75.4 US dollar per person | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 89.87 US dollar per person | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 117.69 US dollar per person | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 140.01 US dollar per person | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 142.05 US dollar per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 196.18 US dollar per person | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 259.33 US dollar per person | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 298.11 US dollar per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 365.39 US dollar per person | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 385.86 US dollar per person | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 443.29 US dollar per person | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 467.54 US dollar per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 445.15 US dollar per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 434.6 US dollar per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 421.72 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 440.4 US dollar per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 424.92 US dollar per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 475.49 US dollar per person | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 509.12 US dollar per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 461.21 US dollar per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 463.67 US dollar per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 550.01 US dollar per person | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 624.89 US dollar per person | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 568.55 US dollar per person | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 673.69 US dollar per person | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 672.16 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 707.4 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 707.4 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 766.45 US dollar per person, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 707.4 US dollar per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,696 US dollar per person, 42% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +453.2% | 12.17 US dollar per person | 67.33 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.16 US dollar per person | 9.09 US dollar per person | 75.4 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 243.78 US dollar per person | 89.87 US dollar per person | 443.29 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 454.38 US dollar per person | 421.72 US dollar per person | 509.12 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 632.78 US dollar per person | 550.01 US dollar per person | 707.4 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador was 707.4 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 707.4 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 US dollar per person in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.