El Salvador vs South Africa: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
105th
South Africa rank
103rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0412 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.032 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0428 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0294 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0698 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.088 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0423 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0458 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0816 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.073 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 SDR per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0706 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0871 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 SDR per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0877 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and South Africa?
- 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 103rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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.