Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in El Salvador, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in El Salvador is 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in El Salvador peaked at 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0754 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 91st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.086 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0863 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0951 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1443 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1476 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1136 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.125 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1117 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1217 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1337 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1484 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0937 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 0.101 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0969 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1071 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1226 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1311 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1544 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0942 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0754 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0827 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.097 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2038 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 58% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1501 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 79% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1276 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1117 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1484 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1178 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0937 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1544 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0965 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0754 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 88 Georgia 0.1227 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 South Africa 0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Mexico 0.1198 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Madagascar 0.1165 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Maldives 0.116 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 0.1137 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for El Salvador
- 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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in El Salvador?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in El Salvador was 0.1185 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0754 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- El Salvador ranks 91st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.