Reserve assets in El Salvador
El Salvador: Reserve assets was 4.81 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets in El Salvador, 1993–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.81 billion US dollar for reserve assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets in El Salvador peaked at 4.81 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 707.29 million US dollar, in 1993.
That places El Salvador 102nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Reserve assets in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 707.29 million US dollar | — |
| 1994 | 812.90 million US dollar | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 959.58 million US dollar | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 1.10 billion US dollar | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 1.46 billion US dollar | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 1.77 billion US dollar | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 1.97 billion US dollar | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 1.89 billion US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.71 billion US dollar | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 1.59 billion US dollar | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.91 billion US dollar | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 1.89 billion US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.83 billion US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.91 billion US dollar | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.20 billion US dollar | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 2.55 billion US dollar | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 2.99 billion US dollar | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 2.88 billion US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.50 billion US dollar | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 3.17 billion US dollar | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 2.74 billion US dollar | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 2.69 billion US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.79 billion US dollar | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.24 billion US dollar | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 3.57 billion US dollar | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 3.57 billion US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.45 billion US dollar | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 3.08 billion US dollar | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 3.43 billion US dollar | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.70 billion US dollar | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 3.08 billion US dollar | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 3.71 billion US dollar | +20.3% |
| 2025 | 4.81 billion US dollar | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 billion US dollar | 707.29 million US dollar | 1.97 billion US dollar | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.05 billion US dollar | 1.59 billion US dollar | 2.99 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 billion US dollar | 2.50 billion US dollar | 4.45 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion US dollar | 2.70 billion US dollar | 4.81 billion US dollar | 6 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- 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)
- 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 (gold at national valuation) 3.51 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets in El Salvador?
- Reserve assets in El Salvador was 4.81 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 707.29 million US dollar in 1993.
- How does El Salvador rank for reserve assets?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve 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 rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.