Total Reserves in El Salvador

El Salvador: Total Reserves was 4,814 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,814
Change on year
up 29.9%
World rank
100th
of 164 countries
All-time high
4,814
in 2025
All-time low
1,462
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Total Reserves in El Salvador, 1997–2025

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1997201120251997: 1.5k1998: 1.8k1999: 2.0k2000: 1.9k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.9k2004: 1.9k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.9k2007: 2.2k2008: 2.5k2009: 3.0k2010: 2.9k2011: 2.5k2012: 3.2k2013: 2.7k2014: 2.7k2015: 2.8k2016: 3.2k2017: 3.6k2018: 3.6k2019: 4.4k2020: 3.1k2021: 3.4k2022: 2.7k2023: 3.1k2024: 3.7k2025: 4.8k

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 164 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 164 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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Indicator
Total Reserves
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,420 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.