Services, Debit/Expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Services, Debit/Expenditure was 3.26 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Services, Debit/Expenditure in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.26 billion for services, debit/expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 123.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, debit/expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 3.26 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 983.89 million, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 106th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Services, Debit/Expenditure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.11 billion | — |
| 2006 | 1.23 billion | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.32 billion | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 billion | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 983.89 million | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 1.10 billion | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.19 billion | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.34 billion | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.47 billion | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.46 billion | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.52 billion | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 billion | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 1.82 billion | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.95 billion | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.01 billion | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.50 billion | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 2.30 billion | +52.9% |
| 2022 | 2.77 billion | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 2.66 billion | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.26 billion | +22.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.26 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.11 billion, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.26 billion is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 billion, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 billion | 983.89 million | 1.32 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.56 billion | 1.10 billion | 2.01 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 billion | 1.50 billion | 3.26 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 105.98 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 102.77 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 137.35 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.97 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 71.78 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.1 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 61.25 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 44.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, debit/expenditure in El Salvador?
- Services, debit/expenditure in El Salvador was 3.26 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest services, debit/expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest services, debit/expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 983.89 million in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for services, debit/expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is services, debit/expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.6%. 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, published as part of Services, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.