El Salvador vs Malaysia: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita

El Salvador
98.86 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
102.54 units per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
91st
Malaysia rank
88th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 102.54 units per person against 98.86 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 3.68 units per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 91st and Malaysia ranks 88th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4 units per person 4.93 units per person 2.47 units per person El Salvador
1970s 12.05 units per person 16.35 units per person 4.3 units per person Malaysia
1980s 30.88 units per person 36.13 units per person 5.25 units per person Malaysia
1990s 30.24 units per person 34.22 units per person 3.98 units per person Malaysia
2000s 41.62 units per person 63.12 units per person 21.5 units per person Malaysia
2010s 50.75 units per person 87.86 units per person 37.11 units per person Malaysia
2020s 110.42 units per person 103.33 units per person 7.09 units per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 102.54 units per person against 98.86 units per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita between El Salvador and Malaysia?
3.68 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 91st and Malaysia ranks 88th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.