Country
El Salvador SLV
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.0
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.5
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical46.7
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth50.4
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity34.2
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance42.4
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
El Salvador sovereign credibility, in brief
El Salvador scores 56.2 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 10 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 55th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.3 points over the past seven days. CPI 2.8% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (56/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 10/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 55th percentile
Region avg 51.9 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
Ranked either side
- Costa Rica 57.0
- Panama 56.5
- Jamaica 55.7
- Trinidad and Tobago 55.6
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -16.9%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -3.5%
- as of 2026-10-10
- Electricity demand, YoY
- +6.1%
- as of 2025-12-01
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade · Electricity: Ember (CC BY 4.0)
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 134.5 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -3.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Electricity demand (TWh) | 0.7 | 2025-12-01 | Ember |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 2.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 3.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 73K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -0.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 27.5% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 2.4 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 88.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 2.9% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 75.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $5,767 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 107.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 61.4% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -0.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.