External Debt to GDP in El Salvador increased to 38 percent of GDP in 2024 from 35.70 percent of GDP in 2023. External Debt to GDP in El Salvador averaged 37.29 percent of GDP from 2008 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 47.10 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 28.50 percent of GDP in 2008. source: Inter-American Development Bank

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Balance of Trade	-1110.90	-1004.74	USD Million	Dec 2025
Capital Flows	742.65	-154.27	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account	-97.78	94.14	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-1.80	-1.10	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	465.77	510.75	USD Million	Dec 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	25296.54	24890.78	USD Million	Jun 2025
External Debt to GDP	38.00	35.70	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment	-172.34	54.57	USD Million	Sep 2025
Gold Reserves	1.81	1.81	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	1576.66	1515.49	USD Million	Dec 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances	961.12	814.82	USD Million	Dec 2025
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2024