El Salvador vs Ghana: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana
0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
90th
Ghana rank
88th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 90th and Ghana ranks 88th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0295 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0454 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0081 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0021 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 SDR per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 90th and Ghana ranks 88th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.