External Debt to GDP in El Salvador increased to 38.20 percent of GDP in 2025 from 35.80 percent of GDP in 2024. External Debt to GDP in El Salvador averaged 32.49 percent of GDP from 2008 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 38.20 percent of GDP in 2025 and a record low of 10.90 percent of GDP in 2020. source: Inter-American Development Bank

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Balance of Trade	-1151.10	-1189.64	USD Million	Aug 2026
Capital Flows	347.56	198.26	USD Million	Jun 2026
Current Account	-118.11	-592.06	USD Million	Jun 2026
Current Account to GDP	-3.50	-1.80	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Exports	492.60	636.14	USD Million	Aug 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	28095.92	27606.88	USD Million	Jun 2026
External Debt to GDP	38.20	35.80	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	9.77	216.26	USD Million	Jun 2026
Gold Reserves	2.10	2.10	Tonnes	Jun 2026
Imports	1643.80	1825.77	USD Million	Aug 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances	863.43	864.25	USD Million	Aug 2026
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2025