El Salvador vs Guatemala: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 51.52 million against 37.70 million in Guatemala, a difference of 13.82 million.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 65th of 88 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 331.70 million | 3.71 million | 327.99 million | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 48.16 million | 31.74 million | 16.42 million | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 38.51 million | 40.71 million | 2.20 million | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 51.52 million against 37.70 million in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 13.82 million, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd and Guatemala ranks 65th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits, banks and other financial institutions outside reporting country (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Mon. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.