Net acquisition of financial assets in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net acquisition of financial assets was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net acquisition of financial assets in El Salvador is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 148.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in El Salvador peaked at 5.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 81st of 134 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.
Net acquisition of financial assets in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -95.1% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +317.8% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +117.5% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | -127.2% |
| 2003 | -1.7% | +180.9% |
| 2004 | -3.3% | +90.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -196.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -74.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -58.5% |
| 2008 | -1.5% | -533.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -333.3% |
| 2010 | -1.7% | -148.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -107.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +3998.2% |
| 2013 | -4.2% | -176.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -115.1% |
| 2015 | -2.4% | -474.0% |
| 2016 | -2.1% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | -1.4% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | -3.3% | +134.7% |
| 2019 | -2.1% | -35.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -111.4% |
| 2021 | -3.8% | -1680.9% |
| 2022 | -0.9% | -77.3% |
| 2023 | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -148.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 40% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +3998.2% | 0.1% | 5.5% |
| 2021 | -1680.9% | 0.2% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -3.8% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More public sector data for El Salvador
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 67.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 425.20 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 241.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in El Salvador?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in El Salvador was 0.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.