El Salvador vs Somalia: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.0171 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.0172 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
57th
Somalia rank
55th
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Somalia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 57th and Somalia ranks 55th of 189 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0354 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0705 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0351 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.028 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0403 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1723 units per US$ of GDP | 0.132 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0223 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1508 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1284 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0588 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0416 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0417 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0226 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Somalia?
- 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Somalia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Somalia rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 57th and Somalia ranks 55th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.