Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 523.37 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in El Salvador is 523.37 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 523.37 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.11 SDR per person, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (SDR), per capita (Reserves 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 | 2.89 SDR per person | +25.5% |
| 1963 | 8.78 SDR per person | +204.4% |
| 1964 | 11.44 SDR per person | +30.3% |
| 1965 | 12 SDR per person | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 11.82 SDR per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 10.93 SDR per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 12.7 SDR per person | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 13 SDR per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 12.38 SDR per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 11.32 SDR per person | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 15.29 SDR per person | +35.1% |
| 1973 | 8.69 SDR per person | -43.2% |
| 1974 | 15.72 SDR per person | +81.0% |
| 1975 | 22.18 SDR per person | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 37.9 SDR per person | +70.9% |
| 1977 | 40.43 SDR per person | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 46.84 SDR per person | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 24.16 SDR per person | -48.4% |
| 1980 | 13.42 SDR per person | -44.5% |
| 1981 | 13.52 SDR per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 21.29 SDR per person | +57.4% |
| 1983 | 32.51 SDR per person | +52.7% |
| 1984 | 35.26 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 33.41 SDR per person | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 27.79 SDR per person | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 25.77 SDR per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 23.11 SDR per person | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 38.19 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 | 77.85 SDR per person | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 88.54 SDR per person | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 112.24 SDR per person | +26.8% |
| 1997 | 165.86 SDR per person | +47.8% |
| 1998 | 194.81 SDR per person | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 224.2 SDR per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 228.91 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 212.49 SDR per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 180.96 SDR per person | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 200.89 SDR per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 187.92 SDR per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 200.55 SDR per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 201.86 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 222.02 SDR per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 262.92 SDR per person | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 302.41 SDR per person | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 274.81 SDR per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 230.1 SDR per person | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 298.5 SDR per person | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 261.92 SDR per person | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 272.18 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 319.74 SDR per person | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 382.42 SDR per person | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 396.67 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 406.02 SDR per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 508.89 SDR per person | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 334.03 SDR per person | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 382.13 SDR per person | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 312.86 SDR per person | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 352.99 SDR per person | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 434.27 SDR per person | +23.0% |
| 2025 | 523.37 SDR per person | +20.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 523.37 SDR per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,176 SDR per person, 45% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 523.37 SDR per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,324 SDR per person, 40% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +204.4% | 2.89 SDR per person | 8.78 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7 SDR per person | 1.11 SDR per person | 13 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.49 SDR per person | 8.69 SDR per person | 46.84 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.43 SDR per person | 13.42 SDR per person | 38.19 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.8 SDR per person | 36.54 SDR per person | 224.2 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 220.09 SDR per person | 180.96 SDR per person | 302.41 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.13 SDR per person | 230.1 SDR per person | 508.89 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 389.94 SDR per person | 312.86 SDR per person | 523.37 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in El Salvador?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in El Salvador was 523.37 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 523.37 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (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 (sdr), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. 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 (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (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 (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.