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El Salvador IBAN Format (SV)

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An El Salvador IBAN has 28 characters: SV, two check digits and a 24-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 4-character bank code.

Length
28 characters
IBAN structure
SV2!n4!a20!n
Bank code length
4 characters
Example
SV62 CENR 0000 0000 0000 0070 0025

El Salvador IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 upper-case letters, then 20 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeSVISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits62Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank codeCENR4 characters, national bank identifier
Account number00000000000000700025The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does an El Salvador IBAN have?
28 characters: the country code SV, two check digits and a BBAN of 24 characters.
What does an El Salvador IBAN look like?
For example SV62 CENR 0000 0000 0000 0070 0025 on paper, or SV62CENR00000000000000700025 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in an El Salvador IBAN?
The national bank code has 4 characters, at positions 5 to 8 of the IBAN.
How do I check an El Salvador IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.