The Country Office of El Salvador aims to contribute to generating sustainable and inclusive economic growth, capable of facing current challenges and providing better opportunities and access to basic services for the population, thereby contributing to reducing levels of poverty and inequality.
Overview
El Salvador, one of the founding members of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), actively participates in shaping the institution's policies and initiatives. The country is represented by a Governor on the IDB's Board of Governors, ensuring El Salvador's voice in major decisions.
For ongoing operations at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., El Salvador shares a seat on the Board of Executive Directors with Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This group is led by an Executive Director, elected every three years by the Governors of these countries, to advocate for their collective interests and drive regional development.
Executive Director: Claudio Enrique Otero Munoz
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio
ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Total Contribution: 14,583,552
Number of votes: 64,649
of the institution's ownership
Address: Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte
y Calle El Mirador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte y Calle El Mirador
San Salvador, El Salvador
Phone number: (T) (503) 2233-8900
E-mail: [email protected]
Videos available in Spanish
The IDB Group Country Strategy with El Salvador for 2025–2029 aims to contribute to the country’s sustainable and equitable growth by strengthening fiscal sustainability and public-sector modernization, enhancing people’s capabilities, and fostering a more competitive private sector.
The Strategy seeks to maximize the IDB Group’s impact through a framework of strategic selectivity aligned with government priorities, as reflected in the Fiscal Plan 2025–2027, the Digital Agenda 2020–2030, and the National Tourism Plan El Salvador 2030, and with the objectives of the IDB+ Institutional Strategy 2024–2030.
Within this framework, the Group’s support will be structured around three pillars that will guide its engagement with the country:
- Supporting fiscal sustainability and public-sector modernization;
- Strengthening people’s capabilities for dynamic and equitable growth;
- Fostering a competitive private sector.
The crosscutting themes of equity and equal opportunities, and resilience and environmental sustainability, will be integrated across all pillars.
This Strategy is the outcome of broad dialogue with national authorities, the private sector, and civil society, incorporating lessons from previous strategies and reflecting the country’s evolving development priorities toward a more inclusive, modern, and sustainable model.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES-O0025 | TRANSPORT | MAJOR HIGHWAYS | Integration and Logistics Program in El Salvador | 1,650,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ES-L1178 | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | Affordable Housing and Real Estate Market Incentives Program | - | Preparation | |
| ES-O0026 | - | - | Fostering Access to Housing in El Salvador | - | Preparation | |
| ES-L1176 | TRADE | TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS | Investment Facilitation Program through the Improvement of the Efficiency of Investment Processes. | - | Preparation | |
| ES-L1186 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH | Productive Development Support Program for Sustainable Growth | 70,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ES-T1428 | TRANSPORT | URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE | Support Program for the Urban Mobility System of the San Salvador Metropolitan Area | 600,000.00 | Implementation | Nov. 3, 2026 |
| ES-L1185 | TRANSPORT | MAJOR HIGHWAYS | First Operation of the Integration and Logistics Program in El Salvador | 285,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ES-T1416 | ENERGY | NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS | Support for the Preparation of Projects under the Transmission Expansion Plan in El Salvador | 200,000.00 | Implementation | Jul. 15, 2026 |
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,650,000,000.00
- Sector: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
- Sector: -
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
- Sector: TRADE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 70,000,000.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Financing: 600,000.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 285,000,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Jul. 15, 2026
- Financing: 200,000.00
Overview
El Salvador, one of the founding members of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), actively participates in shaping the institution's policies and initiatives. The country is represented by a Governor on the IDB's Board of Governors, ensuring El Salvador's voice in major decisions.
For ongoing operations at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., El Salvador shares a seat on the Board of Executive Directors with Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This group is led by an Executive Director, elected every three years by the Governors of these countries, to advocate for their collective interests and drive regional development.
Executive Director: Claudio Enrique Otero Munoz
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Xiomara Salome Martinez Ascencio
ELECTED BY: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Total Contribution: 14,583,552
Number of votes: 64,649
of the institution's ownership
Address: Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte
y Calle El Mirador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Edificio WTC, piso 4 89 Avenida Norte y Calle El Mirador
San Salvador, El Salvador
Phone number: (T) (503) 2233-8900
E-mail: [email protected]
Videos available in Spanish
The IDB Group Country Strategy with El Salvador for 2025–2029 aims to contribute to the country’s sustainable and equitable growth by strengthening fiscal sustainability and public-sector modernization, enhancing people’s capabilities, and fostering a more competitive private sector.
The Strategy seeks to maximize the IDB Group’s impact through a framework of strategic selectivity aligned with government priorities, as reflected in the Fiscal Plan 2025–2027, the Digital Agenda 2020–2030, and the National Tourism Plan El Salvador 2030, and with the objectives of the IDB+ Institutional Strategy 2024–2030.
Within this framework, the Group’s support will be structured around three pillars that will guide its engagement with the country:
- Supporting fiscal sustainability and public-sector modernization;
- Strengthening people’s capabilities for dynamic and equitable growth;
- Fostering a competitive private sector.
The crosscutting themes of equity and equal opportunities, and resilience and environmental sustainability, will be integrated across all pillars.
This Strategy is the outcome of broad dialogue with national authorities, the private sector, and civil society, incorporating lessons from previous strategies and reflecting the country’s evolving development priorities toward a more inclusive, modern, and sustainable model.
| Project Number | Sector | Subsector | Project Title | Financing | Project Status | Approval Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES-O0025 | TRANSPORT | MAJOR HIGHWAYS | Integration and Logistics Program in El Salvador | 1,650,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ES-L1178 | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING | Affordable Housing and Real Estate Market Incentives Program | - | Preparation | |
| ES-O0026 | - | - | Fostering Access to Housing in El Salvador | - | Preparation | |
| ES-L1176 | TRADE | TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS | Investment Facilitation Program through the Improvement of the Efficiency of Investment Processes. | - | Preparation | |
| ES-L1186 | REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE | FISCAL POLICY FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH | Productive Development Support Program for Sustainable Growth | 70,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ES-T1428 | TRANSPORT | URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE | Support Program for the Urban Mobility System of the San Salvador Metropolitan Area | 600,000.00 | Implementation | Nov. 3, 2026 |
| ES-L1185 | TRANSPORT | MAJOR HIGHWAYS | First Operation of the Integration and Logistics Program in El Salvador | 285,000,000.00 | Preparation | |
| ES-T1416 | ENERGY | NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION & TRANSMISSION PROJECTS | Support for the Preparation of Projects under the Transmission Expansion Plan in El Salvador | 200,000.00 | Implementation | Jul. 15, 2026 |
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 1,650,000,000.00
- Sector: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
- Sector: -
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
- Sector: TRADE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: -
- Sector: REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 70,000,000.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Financing: 600,000.00
- Sector: TRANSPORT
- Project Status: Preparation
- Approval Date:
- Financing: 285,000,000.00
- Sector: ENERGY
- Project Status: Implementation
- Approval Date: Jul. 15, 2026
- Financing: 200,000.00
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