Broad money to total reserves ratio in El Salvador
El Salvador: Broad money to total reserves ratio was 4.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money to total reserves ratio in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.89 for broad money to total reserves ratio in 2025.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money to total reserves ratio in El Salvador peaked at 6.86 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.33, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 39th out of 158 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Broad money to total reserves ratio in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.29 | — |
| 1961 | 4.64 | +41.0% |
| 1962 | 4.65 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.37 | -27.4% |
| 1964 | 3.16 | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 3.1 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 3.36 | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 3.56 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 3.11 | -12.6% |
| 1969 | 3.52 | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 3.73 | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 3.89 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 3.38 | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 4 | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 2.66 | -33.6% |
| 1975 | 3.09 | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 2.82 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 2.73 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.35 | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 2.43 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.69 | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 4.09 | +52.4% |
| 1982 | 3.52 | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 3.96 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 5 | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 6.02 | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 3.53 | -41.3% |
| 1987 | 3.2 | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 4.18 | +30.9% |
| 1989 | 3.7 | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 2.33 | -37.1% |
| 1991 | 3.63 | +56.2% |
| 1992 | 3.29 | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 3.53 | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 4.3 | +21.9% |
| 1995 | 4.25 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.09 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 3.48 | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 3.13 | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 3.04 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.18 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.44 | +39.5% |
| 2002 | 4.58 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.84 | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 4.09 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 4.61 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.63 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.98 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 3.45 | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 3.74 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 4.23 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.37 | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 3.99 | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 4.08 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.21 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.74 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 3.77 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 3.57 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 5.61 | +57.0% |
| 2021 | 5.16 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 6.86 | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 6.54 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 5.62 | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 4.89 | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.58 | 3.1 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.11 | 2.35 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.99 | 2.69 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 | 2.33 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 | 3.18 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 | 3.37 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.78 | 4.89 | 6.86 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 22.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 498.75 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 523.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 552.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money to total reserves ratio in El Salvador?
- Broad money to total reserves ratio in El Salvador was 4.89 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money to total reserves ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 2022.
- What is the lowest broad money to total reserves ratio recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for broad money to total reserves ratio?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 158 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money to total reserves ratio rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money to total reserves ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).