El Salvador


    The Housing Finance Sector data for El Salvador extends back to 2011. Please click on the Research Center tab above to access data for previous years not shown.

    El Salvador : Statistical Data At-A-Glance
    IndicatorDataYearSource
    Total population6.38 million2017WDI
    Urban population (% of total)67.64% of total2017WDI
    GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)28,023 USD (millions)2017WEO
    GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)8,948.21 USD 2017WEO
    Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)2.04%2017WEO
    Average bank deposit rate4.69%2017Banco Central de Reserva, lang=en
    Lending rate10.28%2017Banco Central de Reserva: http://www.bcr.gob.sv/bcrsite/?cdr=62, lang=en
    Owner-occupied units48.9% of total2016Direccion General de Estadistica y Censos
    Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:3,538.68 USD (millions)2017Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero El Salvador: https://ssf.gob.sv/cartera-de-prestamos/
    Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)12.63%2017Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero El Salvador: https://ssf.gob.sv/cartera-de-prestamos/
    Typical LTV at origination90%2011Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero, Scotiabank El Salvador, S.A., Banco Agrícola, S.A., Banco HSBC Salvadoreño, S.A., and Banco de America Central, S.A..
    Retail funding (deposits/other)primary2017Inter-American Development Bank
    Funding through securitization of mortgagestertiary2017Inter-American Development Bank
    Other secondary2017Inter-American Development Bank
    Typical number of days needed for the transfer of title312017Doing Business: http://www.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/el-salvador/registering-property#DB_rp
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