El Salvador vs South Africa: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)

El Salvador
0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
91st
South Africa rank
89th

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0016 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 89th of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1111 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0215 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0896 US dollar per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.1276 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0625 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0651 US dollar per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.1178 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1053 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0125 US dollar per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.0965 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1187 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0222 US dollar per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities), El Salvador or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.0016 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
El Salvador ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 89th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 4,299 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.