Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 87.6 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -2.9 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $36.7 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -3.5 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +14.1 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 107.3 % (2024)
- ISO code
- SLV
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $36.7 bn |
| 2024 | $34.9 bn |
| 2023 | $33.6 bn |
| 2022 | $31.9 bn |
| 2021 | $29.0 bn |
| 2020 | $24.9 bn |
| 2019 | $26.9 bn |
| 2018 | $26.0 bn |
| 2017 | $25.0 bn |
| 2016 | $24.2 bn |
| 2015 | $23.4 bn |
| 2014 | $22.6 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.5 % |
| 2024 | -2.8 % |
| 2023 | -1.7 % |
| 2022 | -6.7 % |
| 2021 | -4.3 % |
| 2020 | 1.1 % |
| 2019 | -0.4 % |
| 2018 | -3.3 % |
| 2017 | -1.9 % |
| 2016 | -2.3 % |
| 2015 | -3.2 % |
| 2014 | -5.4 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.9 % |
| 2024 | -4.6 % |
| 2023 | -4.7 % |
| 2022 | -2.7 % |
| 2021 | -5.5 % |
| 2020 | -8.1 % |
| 2019 | -3.1 % |
| 2018 | -2.7 % |
| 2017 | -2.5 % |
| 2016 | -3.1 % |
| 2015 | -3.6 % |
| 2014 | -4.0 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.6 % |
| 2024 | 87.7 % |
| 2023 | 83.9 % |
| 2022 | 83.7 % |
| 2021 | 88.0 % |
| 2020 | 95.4 % |
| 2019 | 77.9 % |
| 2018 | 77.0 % |
| 2017 | 77.1 % |
| 2016 | 75.2 % |
| 2015 | 73.5 % |
| 2014 | 71.8 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 107.3 |
| 2023 | 103.1 |
| 2022 | 74.0 |
| 2021 | 66.5 |
| 2020 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 52.2 |
| 2017 | 55.2 |
| 2016 | 52.1 |
| 2015 | 51.3 |
| 2014 | 50.8 |
| 2013 | 62.4 |