Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 21.41 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 21.41 billion for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in El Salvador peaked at 21.41 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.24 billion, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.24 billion | — |
| 2006 | 8.32 billion | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 9.72 billion | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 10.37 billion | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 8.16 billion | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 9.26 billion | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 10.96 billion | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 11.57 billion | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 12.34 billion | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 12.29 billion | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.32 billion | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.30 billion | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.11 billion | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 14.25 billion | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 14.31 billion | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.24 billion | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 17.68 billion | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 20.80 billion | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 19.97 billion | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 21.41 billion | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.76 billion | 7.24 billion | 10.37 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.27 billion | 9.26 billion | 14.31 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.42 billion | 12.24 billion | 21.41 billion | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in El Salvador?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in El Salvador was 21.41 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.41 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.24 billion in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. 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 Total current account debit/expenditure, 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.