El Salvador recorded a Current Account deficit of 3.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Current Account to GDP in El Salvador averaged -3.39 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1.10 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of -8.50 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Consejo Monetario Centroamericanono

Current Account to GDP in El Salvador is expected to reach -4.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the El Salvador Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -3.60 percent of GDP in 2027 and -2.80 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -932.45 -1134.16 USD Million Apr 2026
Capital Flows -371.23 444.21 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account -97.78 94.14 USD Million Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP -3.50 -1.80 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 584.39 582.61 USD Million Apr 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 3746.40 27252.90 USD Million Dec 2025
External Debt to GDP 38.00 35.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 107.27 -119.35 USD Million Dec 2025
Gold Reserves 2.10 1.81 Tonnes Mar 2026
Imports 1516.84 1716.77 USD Million Apr 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances 851.13 910.81 USD Million Apr 2026
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 Points Dec 2025


El Salvador Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.50 -1.80 1.10 -8.50 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly