El Salvador Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
El Salvador SV: BOP: Capital Account: Net
SV: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 85.085 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.895 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 93.600 USD mn from Dec 1977 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 266.384 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of -10.840 USD mn in 1979. SV: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 69.90 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -791.664 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -347.853 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -38.037 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 225.565 USD mn in 2010 and a record low of -1.455 USD bn in 2007. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -373.88 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 330.918 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 479.469 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 33.059 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.551 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -113.161 USD mn in 2010. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 486.48 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 1.334 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.005 % for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.637 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.092 % in 1998 and a record low of -0.613 % in 2010. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.82 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at -460.746 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 131.616 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 12.898 USD mn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 199.850 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of -460.746 USD mn in 2017. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 112.59 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at -1.857 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.550 % for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.108 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.885 % in 2014 and a record low of -1.857 % in 2017. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.42 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data was reported at 995.368 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 817.950 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 38.695 USD mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 995.368 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1997. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Primary income on foreign direct investment covers payments of direct investment income (debit side), which consist of income on equity (dividends, branch profits, and reinvested earnings) and income on the intercompany debt (interest). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 818.38 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Net
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -363.263 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -777.615 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -282.545 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 512.224 USD mn in 2009 and a record low of -1.412 USD bn in 2012. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -746.78 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
SV: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at -289.461 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -356.456 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -57.140 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 226.385 USD mn in 1998 and a record low of -870.608 USD mn in 2012. SV: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -303.69 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation
SV: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data was reported at 148.180 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 116.520 USD mn for 2015. SV: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 103.210 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 614.660 USD mn in 1993 and a record low of 1.010 USD mn in 1961. SV: BOP: Grants: Excluding Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 148.18 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation
SV: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data was reported at 29.030 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 27.830 USD mn for 2015. SV: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data is updated yearly, averaging 38.950 USD mn from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2016, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 179.850 USD mn in 1994 and a record low of 0.350 USD mn in 1965. SV: BOP: Grants: Technical Cooperation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and OECD.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 29.03 2016 | yearly | 1961 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
SV: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at 52.972 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -347.824 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging -32.087 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 783.110 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of -668.875 USD mn in 1998. SV: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -286.03 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |
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El Salvador SV: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
SV: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 308.037 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 451.776 USD mn for 2016. SV: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging -37.840 USD mn from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 651.531 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of -414.135 USD mn in 2011. SV: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 451.78 2016 | yearly | 1976 - 2016 |