El Salvador vs Iceland: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland
0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
91st
Iceland rank
90th

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 91st and Iceland ranks 90th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0173 SDR per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1970s 0.0295 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0027 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0268 SDR per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1980s 0.0454 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0045 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0409 SDR per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0141 SDR per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.0081 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.0026 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP Iceland

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 Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Iceland?
0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 91st and Iceland ranks 90th 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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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,551 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.