El Salvador - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in El Salvador was 0.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 3.43 in 1987, while its lowest value was -8.91 in 1978.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.02 |
| 1977 | 1.27 |
| 1978 | -8.91 |
| 1979 | 0.93 |
| 1980 | 0.95 |
| 1981 | -7.29 |
| 1982 | -3.53 |
| 1983 | -0.79 |
| 1984 | -1.47 |
| 1985 | -0.75 |
| 1986 | 3.10 |
| 1987 | 3.43 |
| 1988 | 0.62 |
| 1989 | -4.45 |
| 1990 | -3.15 |
| 1991 | -3.19 |
| 1992 | -1.87 |
| 1993 | -1.22 |
| 1994 | -0.23 |
| 1995 | -2.93 |
| 1996 | -1.76 |
| 1997 | -0.96 |
| 1998 | -0.83 |
| 1999 | -2.12 |
| 2000 | -3.65 |
| 2001 | -1.22 |
| 2002 | -3.20 |
| 2003 | -5.30 |
| 2004 | -4.68 |
| 2005 | -4.23 |
| 2006 | -4.78 |
| 2007 | -7.15 |
| 2008 | -8.52 |
| 2009 | -1.77 |
| 2010 | -2.89 |
| 2011 | -5.48 |
| 2012 | -5.80 |
| 2013 | -6.90 |
| 2014 | -5.37 |
| 2015 | -3.22 |
| 2016 | -2.27 |
| 2017 | -1.86 |
| 2018 | -3.30 |
| 2019 | -0.61 |
| 2020 | 0.49 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
