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

Latest (2025)
498.75 SDR per person
Change on year
up 21.9%
World rank
111th
of 179 countries
All-time high
498.75 SDR per person
in 2025
All-time low
1.11 SDR per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025

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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

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in El Salvador, 1960 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 108 Türkiye 543.44 SDR per person compare
  2. 109 Tunisia 535.45 SDR per person compare
  3. 110 Argentina 513.77 SDR per person compare
  4. 112 Nepal 488.48 SDR per person compare
  5. 113 Croatia 478.67 SDR per person compare
  6. 114 Belarus 445.29 SDR per person compare

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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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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Unit
SDR per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,460 data points, 1960–2025
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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.