Non-performing loans as a share of bank loans fell 12.9% yoy to 1.66% in El Salvador in May 2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 2.68% more than in the previous month.
Historically, non-performing loans as a share of bank loans in El Salvador reached an all time high of 4.13% in September 2010 and an all time low of 1.40% in November 2020.
El Salvador has been ranked 8th within the group of 8 countries we follow in terms of non-performing loans as a share of bank loans, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Non-Performing Loans (As % of Total Loans) | Unit | Sep 2023 | Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Jan 2024 | Feb 2024 | Mar 2024 | Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 | Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 | Dec 2024 | Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Costa Rica | % | 2.10% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 1.88% | 1.71% | 1.84% | 1.79% | 1.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 2.44% | 2.47% | 2.51% | 2.42% | 2.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 2.32% | 2.28% | 2.46% | 2.52% | 2.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 2.05% | 2.02% | 2.01% | 2.02% | 2.00% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.24% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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