El Salvador – Current Account Balance
-1.79%
−0.70% from 2023
El Salvador's current account balance was -1.79% in 2024, a decrease of +0.70% from -1.09% in 2023. This ranked 59th in the G20. The all-time high was 3.43% in 1987.
APA
El Salvador Current Account Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/el-salvador/current-account
BibTeX
@misc{historysaid_el-salvador_current-account,
title = {El Salvador Current Account Balance},
url = {https://historysaid.com/el-salvador/current-account},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030* IMF | -1.38% | – | – |
| 2029* IMF | -1.39% | – | – |
| 2028* IMF | -1.37% | – | – |
| 2027* IMF | -1.43% | – | – |
| 2026* IMF | -1.82% | – | – |
| 2025* IMF | -0.80% | – | – |
| 2024 | -1.79% | −0.70% | 59th |
| 2023 | -1.09% | +5.64% | 83rd |
| 2022 | -6.73% | −2.42% | 55th |
| 2021 | -4.31% | −5.42% | 64th |
| 2020 | 1.11% | +1.53% | 122nd |
| 2019 | -0.42% | +2.88% | 114th |
| 2018 | -3.30% | −1.44% | 80th |
| 2017 | -1.86% | +0.41% | 95th |
| 2016 | -2.27% | +0.94% | 104th |
| 2015 | -3.22% | +2.16% | 87th |
* IMF World Economic Outlook projection
Detected Pattern▾
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +17.0%
GDP growth 2.5%
C/A balance 3.4%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
HistorySaid – pattern alert
El Salvador matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1987. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw current account balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
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Peak: 1987
Lowest: 1978
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