El Salvador vs Maldives: Net foreign assets
Net foreign assets over time
- El Salvador
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.07 billion current LCU against 3.90 billion current LCU in El Salvador, a difference of 4.17 billion current LCU.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 150th and Maldives ranks 147th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.48 million current LCU | 7.25 million current LCU | 58.23 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 1980s | -312.74 million current LCU | -69.89 million current LCU | 242.85 million current LCU | Maldives |
| 1990s | 687.28 million current LCU | 580.54 million current LCU | 106.74 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.62 billion current LCU | 923.84 million current LCU | 692.96 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.26 billion current LCU | 8.36 billion current LCU | 6.09 billion current LCU | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.26 billion current LCU | 9.57 billion current LCU | 7.31 billion current LCU | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, El Salvador or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 8.07 billion current LCU against 3.90 billion current LCU in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between El Salvador and Maldives?
- 4.17 billion current LCU, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Maldives?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Maldives rank globally for net foreign assets?
- El Salvador ranks 150th and Maldives ranks 147th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.