Financial Inclusion in El Salvador

Latin America and the Caribbean

Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account at a financial institution or through a mobile money provider. Regional data excludes high-income economies

Source: Global Findex Database

Gender Gap in Account Ownership

Percent of adults age 15+ with an account. Regional data excludes high-income economies

Source: Global Findex Database

Use of Financial Services

Percent of adults age 15+. Regional data excludes high-income economies

Source: Global Findex Database
Country Resources
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2018

Publications

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Paper

Seguros Futuro: Growth of El Salvador’s Only Cooperative Insurer

This brief demonstrates the growth of Seguros Futuro and its new parametric insurance product.

Giancarlo Zegarra Aguilar
International Labour Organization - Social Finance
Paper

Microfinance Clients Facing the COVID-19 Crisis: From Findings to Action for MFIs

This publication presents the main results of MFI client surveys in seven countries (Bhutan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde and El Salvador), as well as the concrete measures taken by MFIs to meet the needs expressed by their clients.

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Fintech Potential for Remittance Transfers: A Central America Perspective

This paper analyzes the potential for fintech to facilitate cheaper and more efficient remittances, and to enhance financial inclusion in Central America.

Julia Bersch, Jean François Clevy, Naseem Muhammad, Esther Perez Ruiz & Yorbol Yakhshilikov
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

News & Events

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News

Mastercard Commits to Delivering Economic Empowerment Tools and Resources to More Than One Million Women in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras

Bitcoin Is Part of the Pitch As El Salvador Courts IMF Deal

/ Bloomberg

El Salvador Bitcoin Transfers Soar, but Still a Fraction of Dollar Remittances

/ Reuters
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