El Salvador vs Ghana: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
El Salvador
3.17 billion SDR
in 2025
Ghana
3.34 billion SDR
in 2024
El Salvador rank
103rd
Ghana rank
101st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.34 billion SDR against 3.17 billion SDR in El Salvador, a difference of 160.36 million SDR.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 101st of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.14 million SDR | 254.20 million SDR | 242.06 million SDR | Ghana |
| 1960s | 26.76 million SDR | 126.32 million SDR | 99.56 million SDR | Ghana |
| 1970s | 91.10 million SDR | 100.41 million SDR | 9.31 million SDR | Ghana |
| 1980s | 129.72 million SDR | 220.37 million SDR | 90.65 million SDR | Ghana |
| 1990s | 611.22 million SDR | 326.93 million SDR | 284.28 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.28 billion SDR | 960.68 million SDR | 321.45 million SDR | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.90 billion SDR | 3.72 billion SDR | 1.82 billion SDR | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.07 billion SDR | 3.95 billion SDR | 1.88 billion SDR | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, El Salvador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 3.34 billion SDR against 3.17 billion SDR in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 160.36 million SDR, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 101st 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.