Bank loans per capita rose 7.56% to USD 233 in El Salvador in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans per capita in El Salvador reached an all time high of USD 233 in 2017 and an all time low of USD 135 in 2005. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, bank loans per capita in Costa Rica amounted to USD 7,574 , USD 1,396 in Guatemala, USD 1,535 in Honduras and USD 857 in Nicaragua in 2017.
El Salvador has been ranked 96th within the group of 107 countries we follow in terms of bank loans per capita, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD | 2,673 | 2,654 | 2,676 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,721 | 7,264 | 7,574 | 7,195 | 7,441 | ... | ||||||||
| El Salvador | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 212 | 217 | 233 | 2,203 | 2,329 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,259 | 1,325 | 1,396 | 1,435 | 1,498 | ||||||||
| Honduras | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,336 | 1,414 | 1,535 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mexico | USD | 1,871 | 1,770 | 2,007 | 2,183 | 2,340 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 710 | 788 | 857 | 762 | 584 | ... | ||||||
| Panama | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,846 | 16,121 | 16,128 | 15,586 | 15,479 | |||||||
| USA | USD | 27,407 | 28,931 | 30,232 | ... | 32,807 |
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