El Salvador vs Ghana: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.82 billion includes gold, current US$ against 4.47 billion includes gold, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 343.87 million includes gold, current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 109th and Ghana ranks 110th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.01 million includes gold, current US$ | 133.35 million includes gold, current US$ | 85.34 million includes gold, current US$ | Ghana |
| 1970s | 199.47 million includes gold, current US$ | 165.50 million includes gold, current US$ | 33.97 million includes gold, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 355.99 million includes gold, current US$ | 389.48 million includes gold, current US$ | 33.50 million includes gold, current US$ | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.04 billion includes gold, current US$ | 591.46 million includes gold, current US$ | 445.93 million includes gold, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.11 billion includes gold, current US$ | 1.66 billion includes gold, current US$ | 444.07 million includes gold, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.16 billion includes gold, current US$ | 6.05 billion includes gold, current US$ | 2.89 billion includes gold, current US$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.20 billion includes gold, current US$ | 6.22 billion includes gold, current US$ | 3.02 billion includes gold, current US$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, El Salvador or Ghana?
- El Salvador, at 4.82 billion includes gold, current US$ against 4.47 billion includes gold, current US$ in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 343.87 million includes gold, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for total reserves?
- El Salvador ranks 109th and Ghana ranks 110th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.