Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) was 33.72 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador is 33.72 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador peaked at 97.36 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 US dollar per person, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 99th of 160 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.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0027 US dollar per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.6299 US dollar per person | +23009.6% |
| 1972 | 1.06 US dollar per person | +67.6% |
| 1973 | 1.16 US dollar per person | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 1.08 US dollar per person | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 1.11 US dollar per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.11 US dollar per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.21 US dollar per person | +98.3% |
| 1978 | 2.26 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 3.88 US dollar per person | +71.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0306 US dollar per person | -99.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3985 US dollar per person | +1204.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0222 US dollar per person | -94.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 US dollar per person | -81.6% |
| 1985 | 0.009 US dollar per person | +119.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 US dollar per person | -69.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 US dollar per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 US dollar per person | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 US dollar per person | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0034 US dollar per person | +38.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0177 US dollar per person | +422.3% |
| 1995 | 6.45 US dollar per person | +36219.6% |
| 1996 | 6.19 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 5.77 US dollar per person | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 5.98 US dollar per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 5.8 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.55 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.24 US dollar per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 5.65 US dollar per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 6.17 US dollar per person | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 6.44 US dollar per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.94 US dollar per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 6.26 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.51 US dollar per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.45 US dollar per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 42.51 US dollar per person | +558.9% |
| 2010 | 41.57 US dollar per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 41.29 US dollar per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.3 US dollar per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.53 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 38.91 US dollar per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 37.1 US dollar per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 35.89 US dollar per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.95 US dollar per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 37.02 US dollar per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 36.8 US dollar per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 37.53 US dollar per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 97.36 US dollar per person | +159.4% |
| 2022 | 33.81 US dollar per person | -65.3% |
| 2023 | 34.01 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 32.64 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 33.72 US dollar per person | +3.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 33.72 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72 US dollar per person, 47% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 33.72 US dollar per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.43 US dollar per person, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +36219.6% | 0.0177 US dollar per person | 6.45 US dollar per person |
| 1971 | +23009.6% | 0.0027 US dollar per person | 0.6299 US dollar per person |
| 1982 | +1204.1% | 0.0306 US dollar per person | 0.3985 US dollar per person |
| 2009 | +558.9% | 6.45 US dollar per person | 42.51 US dollar per person |
| 1994 | +422.3% | 0.0034 US dollar per person | 0.0177 US dollar per person |
| 2021 | +159.4% | 37.53 US dollar per person | 97.36 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.45 US dollar per person | 0.0027 US dollar per person | 3.88 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0597 US dollar per person | 0.0025 US dollar per person | 0.3985 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.36 US dollar per person | 0.0025 US dollar per person | 6.45 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.67 US dollar per person | 5.24 US dollar per person | 42.51 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.94 US dollar per person | 35.89 US dollar per person | 41.57 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.84 US dollar per person | 32.64 US dollar per person | 97.36 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 96 Guatemala 37.67 US dollar per person compare
- 97 Sierra Leone 34.34 US dollar per person compare
- 98 Philippines 33.92 US dollar per person compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 32.3 US dollar per person compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 28.86 US dollar per person compare
- 102 Maldives 28.55 US dollar per person 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, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in El Salvador was 33.72 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.36 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 US dollar per person in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- El Salvador ranks 99th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.