Bank equity as a share of bank assets fell 2.21% yoy to 8.34% in El Salvador in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 0.433% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank equity as a share of bank assets in El Salvador reached an all time high of 12.4% in 2Q2008 and an all time low of 8.34% in 1Q2025.
El Salvador has been ranked 32nd within the group of 48 countries we follow in terms of bank equity as a share of bank assets, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Equity (As % of Bank Assets) | Unit | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 |
| Belize | % | 10.2% | 9.76% | 9.60% | 10.3% | 9.80% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 9.94% | 9.88% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 8.48% | 8.47% | 8.53% | 8.53% | 8.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 7.44% | 7.24% | 7.71% | 7.58% | 7.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 6.51% | 6.26% | 6.27% | 6.36% | 6.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 9.96% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 7.87% | 7.95% | 8.10% | 8.37% | 8.23% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 12.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 8.81% | 8.68% | 8.65% | 8.83% | 8.85% | ... | ... |
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