Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0908 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0908 SDR per US$ of GDP for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1178 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 105th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0437 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0.0418 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0379 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0438 SDR per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0443 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0401 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0358 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0465 SDR per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0237 SDR per US$ of GDP | -49.1% |
| 1974 | 0.038 SDR per US$ of GDP | +60.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0485 SDR per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0685 SDR per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0591 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0658 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0313 SDR per US$ of GDP | -52.5% |
| 1980 | 0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP | -45.5% |
| 1981 | 0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0289 SDR per US$ of GDP | +61.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0436 SDR per US$ of GDP | +50.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0462 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.043 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0368 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0332 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0287 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0463 SDR per US$ of GDP | +61.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0605 SDR per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0382 SDR per US$ of GDP | -36.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0528 SDR per US$ of GDP | +38.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0584 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0579 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0572 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.068 SDR per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0948 SDR per US$ of GDP | +39.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1048 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1175 SDR per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1154 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1032 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0855 SDR per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.091 SDR per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0822 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0819 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0757 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0784 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0881 SDR per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1039 SDR per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0904 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0691 SDR per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0853 SDR per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0731 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0742 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0844 SDR per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.098 SDR per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0987 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0971 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1178 SDR per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0836 SDR per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0823 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0617 SDR per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0664 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0789 SDR per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0908 SDR per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0423 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0443 SDR per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0457 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0237 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0685 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0342 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0463 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.071 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1175 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0906 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0757 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1154 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0888 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0691 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1178 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0773 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0617 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0908 SDR per US$ of GDP | 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 (sdr), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.0908 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1178 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.