Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) was 4.10 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in El Salvador is 4.10 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.9% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in El Salvador peaked at 4.10 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 606.05 million US dollar, in 1996.
That places El Salvador 64th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 606.05 million US dollar | — |
| 1997 | 978.15 million US dollar | +61.4% |
| 1998 | 1.17 billion US dollar | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 1.36 billion US dollar | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 1.43 billion US dollar | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.30 billion US dollar | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 1.25 billion US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.15 billion US dollar | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.17 billion US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 billion US dollar | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 749.74 million US dollar | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 1.43 billion US dollar | +90.3% |
| 2008 | 1.52 billion US dollar | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.88 billion US dollar | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 1.90 billion US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.37 billion US dollar | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 1.34 billion US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.07 billion US dollar | +53.9% |
| 2014 | 2.07 billion US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.41 billion US dollar | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 2.89 billion US dollar | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 3.24 billion US dollar | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 3.18 billion US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.05 billion US dollar | +27.2% |
| 2020 | 2.52 billion US dollar | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 2.24 billion US dollar | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 2.00 billion US dollar | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.45 billion US dollar | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 3.11 billion US dollar | +27.1% |
| 2025 | 4.10 billion US dollar | +31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 billion US dollar | 606.05 million US dollar | 1.36 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.29 billion US dollar | 749.74 million US dollar | 1.88 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 billion US dollar | 1.34 billion US dollar | 4.05 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 billion US dollar | 2.00 billion US dollar | 4.10 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More external debt data for El Salvador
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 29.56 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.66 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -902.82 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 9.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -360,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0568 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 43.98 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 25.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in El Salvador?
- Reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) in El Salvador was 4.10 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 606.05 million US dollar in 1996.
- How does El Salvador rank for reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and)?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Securities (equity, investment fund shares/units and debt securities) (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.