El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 159 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 | 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0454 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0374 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0081 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.004 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0021 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador 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 market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th 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.