El Salvador: Reserves

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 El Salvador

Foreign exchange reserves including gold, billion USD

 Latest value 3.43
 Year 2021
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2021
 Average 1.22
 Min - Max 0.02 - 4.45
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 3.43 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 3.08 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 94.71 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 1960 to 2021 is 1.22 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.02 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 4.45 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
El Salvador - Reserves - Recent values chart

Historical series
El Salvador - Reserves - historical chart - 1960-2021




The reserves of El Salvador and other countries include their holdings of foreign currencies and gold. These are the reserves of the central bank and the treasury of the country, not the private sector.

When countries export products or attract investment from other countries, they receive foreign currencies. They use some of these currencies to buy imports and to invest in other countries. The rest is held in reserves and some of the reserves may be converted to gold.
Definition: 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. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Growth of exports 5.16 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 49.80 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 16.94 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.00 2022 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.00 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.00 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -1.37 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -0.47 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -24.44 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -6.40 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 3.43 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 23.94 2023 percent
 Remittances 8,142.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -522.54 2023 million USD
 External debt 69.56 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 11.12 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 65.91 2021 percent
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