El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce
El Salvador
2.03 million SDR
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.21 million SDR
in 2024
El Salvador rank
100th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th
Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.21 million SDR against 2.03 million SDR in El Salvador, a difference of 171,330 SDR.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.26 million SDR | 631,554 SDR | 16.63 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 16.91 million SDR | 2.18 million SDR | 14.73 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 16.42 million SDR | 2.03 million SDR | 14.39 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 12.19 million SDR | 2.21 million SDR | 9.98 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.66 million SDR | 1.92 million SDR | 2.74 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.54 million SDR | 1.78 million SDR | 237,616 SDR | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.21 million SDR against 2.03 million SDR in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 171,330 SDR, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.