El Salvador — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.3 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -3.93 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -1.79 | Actual |
| 2023 | -1.09 | Actual |
| 2022 | -6.73 | Actual |
| 2021 | -4.31 | Actual |
| 2020 | 1.11 | Actual |
| 2019 | -0.42 | Actual |
| 2018 | -3.3 | Actual |
| 2017 | -1.86 | Actual |
| 2016 | -2.27 | Actual |
| 2015 | -3.22 | Actual |
| 2014 | -5.37 | Actual |
| 2013 | -6.91 | Actual |
| 2012 | -5.8 | Actual |
| 2011 | -5.48 | Actual |
| 2010 | -2.89 | Actual |
| 2009 | -1.77 | Actual |
| 2008 | -8.52 | Actual |
| 2007 | -7.15 | Actual |
| 2006 | -4.79 | Actual |
| 2005 | -4.23 | Actual |
| 2004 | -4.68 | Actual |
| 2003 | -5.3 | Actual |
| 2002 | -3.2 | Actual |
| 2001 | -1.22 | Actual |
| 2000 | -3.65 | Actual |
| 1999 | -2.12 | Actual |
| 1998 | -0.83 | Actual |
| 1997 | -0.96 | Actual |
| 1996 | -1.76 | Actual |
| 1995 | -2.93 | Actual |
| 1994 | -0.23 | Actual |
| 1993 | -1.23 | Actual |
| 1992 | -1.87 | Actual |
| 1991 | -3.19 | Actual |
| 1990 | -3.15 | Actual |
| 1989 | -6.14 | Actual |
| 1988 | 0.93 | Actual |
| 1987 | 5.72 | Actual |
| 1986 | 5.01 | Actual |
| 1985 | -1.24 | Actual |
| 1984 | -1.71 | Actual |
| 1983 | 1.85 | Actual |
| 1982 | -1.49 | Actual |
| 1981 | -3.55 | Actual |
| 1980 | 5.17 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net