Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in El Salvador
El Salvador: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 4.81 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in El Salvador is 4.81 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in El Salvador peaked at 4.81 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1996.
That places El Salvador 83rd out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 1.89 billion | — |
| 2001 | 1.71 billion | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 1.59 billion | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.91 billion | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 1.89 billion | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.83 billion | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.91 billion | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.20 billion | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 2.55 billion | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 2.99 billion | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 2.88 billion | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.50 billion | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 3.14 billion | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 2.69 billion | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 2.69 billion | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.79 billion | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.24 billion | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 3.57 billion | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 3.57 billion | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.45 billion | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 3.08 billion | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 3.43 billion | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.70 billion | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 3.08 billion | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 3.71 billion | +20.3% |
| 2025 | 4.81 billion | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.05 billion | 1.59 billion | 2.99 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 billion | 2.50 billion | 4.45 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion | 2.70 billion | 4.81 billion | 6 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in El Salvador?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in El Salvador was 4.81 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1996.
- How does El Salvador rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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 Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government exclud. 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.