Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total reserves in months of imports was 2.45 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador, 1976–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.45 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador peaked at 5.65 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.58, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 128th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.33 | — |
| 1977 | 3.11 | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 3.53 | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 3.49 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 3.55 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.59 | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 3.45 | +33.2% |
| 1983 | 3.31 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.83 | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 3.02 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 3.2 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 3.66 | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 2.96 | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 3.13 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 3.08 | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 3.38 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 3.75 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 3.74 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.45 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 4.27 | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 4.71 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 5.34 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 5.65 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 4.68 | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 4.09 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 3.84 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 3.76 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1 | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 2.87 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 2.87 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.09 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 4.65 | +50.6% |
| 2010 | 3.76 | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 2.75 | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 3.33 | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 2.65 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.75 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.21 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 3.32 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.06 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 3.08 | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 2.37 | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 1.58 | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 1.86 | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 2.1 | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 2.45 | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.36 | 3.11 | 3.53 | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.17 | 2.59 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 | 3.08 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 | 2.87 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 | 2.65 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 | 1.58 | 3.08 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador?
- Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador was 2.45 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 in 1999.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].