El Salvador: Financial development

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 El Salvador

Financial development

 Latest value 0.214
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.135
 Min - Max 0.034 - 0.228
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.214 index points, a decline from 0.228 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1980 to 2021 is 0.135 index points. The minimum value, 0.034 index points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.228 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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El Salvador - Financial development - Recent values chart

Historical series
El Salvador - Financial development - historical chart - 1980-2021




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Financial development 0.214 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development 0.390 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, depth 0.371 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, access 0.266 2021 index points
 Financial institutions development, efficiency 0.424 2021 index points
 Financial markets development 0.029 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, depth 0.035 2021 index points
 Financial markets development, access 0.050 2021 index points
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