Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -1.45 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in El Salvador stood at -1.45 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in El Salvador peaked at 0 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.72 billion, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 59th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -200,000 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | -847.99 million | — |
| 2007 | -1.06 billion | +25.2% |
| 2008 | -1.13 billion | +6.0% |
| 2009 | -1.22 billion | +8.3% |
| 2010 | -470.41 million | -61.4% |
| 2011 | -548.83 million | +16.7% |
| 2012 | -1.12 billion | +104.6% |
| 2013 | -1.10 billion | -1.6% |
| 2014 | -1.15 billion | +4.5% |
| 2015 | -1.19 billion | +2.9% |
| 2016 | -1.39 billion | +16.9% |
| 2017 | -1.56 billion | +12.0% |
| 2018 | -1.40 billion | -9.9% |
| 2019 | -1.72 billion | +22.6% |
| 2020 | -1.48 billion | -13.9% |
| 2021 | -1.11 billion | -24.8% |
| 2022 | -833.94 million | -25.1% |
| 2023 | -918.12 million | +10.1% |
| 2024 | -1.02 billion | +10.8% |
| 2025 | -1.45 billion | +42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -425.36 million | -1.22 billion | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.17 billion | -1.72 billion | -470.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.14 billion | -1.48 billion | -833.94 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in El Salvador?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in El Salvador was -1.45 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 billion in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.