Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP was 0.1227 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in El Salvador, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador stood at 0.1227 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador peaked at 0.1538 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1993.
That places El Salvador 82nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0078 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0408 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +418.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0382 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0365 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0395 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0453 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0572 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0643 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0858 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 0.106 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1118 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1291 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1523 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1538 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1337 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1242 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1177 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1121 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1219 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1266 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1102 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1073 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1376 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.112 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1266 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1227 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1227 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0955 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1227 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1272 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP 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 | +418.7% | 0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0947 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0453 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1523 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1228 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1073 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1538 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1259 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.112 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1376 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 79 Norway 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Mongolia 0.1243 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1232 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Guyana 0.1179 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Hungary 0.1156 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Jordan 0.1148 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 0.1227 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1538 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd 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 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.