Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in El Salvador
El Salvador: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -2.65 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in El Salvador, 1995–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in El Salvador is -2.65 billion, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in El Salvador peaked at 0 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -3.23 billion, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 42nd of 90 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.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | -143.60 million | — |
| 2001 | -996.20 million | +593.7% |
| 2002 | -743.40 million | -25.4% |
| 2003 | -1.01 billion | +36.0% |
| 2004 | -948.00 million | -6.3% |
| 2005 | -1.03 billion | +8.2% |
| 2006 | -1.42 billion | +38.2% |
| 2007 | -1.34 billion | -5.8% |
| 2008 | -1.52 billion | +13.6% |
| 2009 | -1.61 billion | +5.9% |
| 2010 | -1.73 billion | +7.3% |
| 2011 | -1.61 billion | -6.6% |
| 2012 | -1.81 billion | +12.4% |
| 2013 | -1.62 billion | -10.4% |
| 2014 | -1.30 billion | -20.0% |
| 2015 | -1.88 billion | +44.6% |
| 2016 | -2.11 billion | +12.2% |
| 2017 | -1.75 billion | -16.8% |
| 2018 | -2.28 billion | +30.1% |
| 2019 | -2.07 billion | -9.3% |
| 2020 | -2.50 billion | +20.9% |
| 2021 | -2.44 billion | -2.5% |
| 2022 | -3.23 billion | +32.6% |
| 2023 | -2.92 billion | -9.8% |
| 2024 | -2.84 billion | -2.5% |
| 2025 | -2.65 billion | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | -1.08 billion | -1.61 billion | -143.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.82 billion | -2.28 billion | -1.30 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.76 billion | -3.23 billion | -2.44 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,882 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6732 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.03 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 185.32 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 3.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 3.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 3.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 552.09 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in El Salvador?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in El Salvador was -2.65 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.23 billion in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value) (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.