Total Reserves in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total Reserves was 4,814 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total Reserves in El Salvador, 1997–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in El Salvador stood at 4,814. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in El Salvador peaked at 4,814 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,462, in 1997.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Total Reserves in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,462 | — |
| 1998 | 1,765 | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 1,972 | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 1,894 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,712 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 1,590 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1,908 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 1,891 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,832 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,907 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,197 | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 2,544 | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 2,985 | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 2,882 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2,503 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 3,175 | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 2,745 | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 2,693 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,787 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,238 | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 3,567 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 3,569 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,446 | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 3,083 | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 3,426 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2,697 | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 3,081 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 3,706 | +20.3% |
| 2025 | 4,814 | +29.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4,814 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,747, 55% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4,814 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,301, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,733 | 1,462 | 1,972 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,046 | 1,590 | 2,985 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,160 | 2,503 | 4,446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,468 | 2,697 | 4,814 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in El Salvador?
- Total reserves in El Salvador was 4,814 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,814 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,462 in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for total reserves?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Total Reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.