Brunei vs El Salvador: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Brunei
3.00 billion SDR
in 2025
El Salvador
3.17 billion SDR
in 2025
Brunei rank
106th
El Salvador rank
103rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Brunei
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.17 billion SDR against 3.00 billion SDR in Brunei, a difference of 178.13 million SDR.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brunei ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 337.53 million SDR | 1.30 billion SDR | 963.38 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 340.81 million SDR | 1.28 billion SDR | 941.32 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.93 billion SDR | 1.90 billion SDR | 30.36 million SDR | Brunei |
| 2020s | 2.72 billion SDR | 2.25 billion SDR | 467.00 million SDR | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Brunei or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.17 billion SDR against 3.00 billion SDR in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Brunei and El Salvador?
- 178.13 million SDR, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and El Salvador?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and El Salvador rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Brunei ranks 106th and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.