Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita was 498.75 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 498.75 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 498.75 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.11 SDR per person, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 111th of 179 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.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.11 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.3 SDR per person | +107.1% |
| 1962 | 1.93 SDR per person | -16.0% |
| 1963 | 7.13 SDR per person | +269.0% |
| 1964 | 9.83 SDR per person | +37.9% |
| 1965 | 10.44 SDR per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 11.82 SDR per person | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 10.93 SDR per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 12.7 SDR per person | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 13 SDR per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 12.37 SDR per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 10.74 SDR per person | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 14.32 SDR per person | +33.4% |
| 1973 | 7.73 SDR per person | -46.0% |
| 1974 | 14.84 SDR per person | +92.1% |
| 1975 | 21.23 SDR per person | +43.1% |
| 1976 | 36.94 SDR per person | +74.0% |
| 1977 | 37.44 SDR per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 43.11 SDR per person | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 19.31 SDR per person | -55.2% |
| 1980 | 13.42 SDR per person | -30.5% |
| 1981 | 13.5 SDR per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 20.93 SDR per person | +55.0% |
| 1983 | 32.49 SDR per person | +55.2% |
| 1984 | 35.25 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 33.41 SDR per person | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 27.79 SDR per person | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 25.76 SDR per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 23.11 SDR per person | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 38.18 SDR per person | +65.2% |
| 1990 | 54 SDR per person | +41.4% |
| 1991 | 36.54 SDR per person | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 54.96 SDR per person | +50.4% |
| 1993 | 68.97 SDR per person | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 77.84 SDR per person | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 84.2 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 107.93 SDR per person | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 161.58 SDR per person | +49.7% |
| 1998 | 190.56 SDR per person | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 219.97 SDR per person | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 224.7 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 208.3 SDR per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 176.79 SDR per person | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 196.72 SDR per person | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 183.76 SDR per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 196.39 SDR per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 197.7 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 217.86 SDR per person | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 258.77 SDR per person | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 275.32 SDR per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 247.82 SDR per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 203.21 SDR per person | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 271.63 SDR per person | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 234.95 SDR per person | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 245.32 SDR per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 292.97 SDR per person | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 355.71 SDR per person | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 370.02 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 379.4 SDR per person | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 482.27 SDR per person | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 307.97 SDR per person | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 312.57 SDR per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 287.55 SDR per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 327.7 SDR per person | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 409.25 SDR per person | +24.9% |
| 2025 | 498.75 SDR per person | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.12 SDR per person | 1.11 SDR per person | 13 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.8 SDR per person | 7.73 SDR per person | 43.11 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.38 SDR per person | 13.42 SDR per person | 38.18 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.66 SDR per person | 36.54 SDR per person | 219.97 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 213.63 SDR per person | 176.79 SDR per person | 275.32 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.33 SDR per person | 203.21 SDR per person | 482.27 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 357.3 SDR per person | 287.55 SDR per person | 498.75 SDR per person | 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in El Salvador?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in El Salvador was 498.75 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 498.75 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.