Total reserves minus gold in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total reserves minus gold was 4.56 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4.56 billion current US$ for total reserves minus gold in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.1% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in El Salvador peaked at 4.56 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million current US$, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.54 million current US$ | 3.10 million current US$ | 46.50 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 118.86 million current US$ | 41.26 million current US$ | 268.14 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 154.72 million current US$ | 71.94 million current US$ | 265.91 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 874.58 million current US$ | 287.20 million current US$ | 1.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 billion current US$ | 1.47 billion current US$ | 2.87 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 billion current US$ | 2.15 billion current US$ | 4.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 billion current US$ | 2.61 billion current US$ | 4.56 billion current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.49 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.50 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 5,374 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,410 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 34.21 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold in El Salvador?
- Total reserves minus gold in El Salvador was 4.56 billion current US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million current US$ in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for total reserves minus gold?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding 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 indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.