El Salvador vs Zambia: Total reserves minus gold (current US$)
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.56 billion current US$ against 4.09 billion current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 472.71 million current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 111th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.00 million current US$ | 226.38 million current US$ | 185.38 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 1970s | 118.86 million current US$ | 172.54 million current US$ | 53.68 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 1980s | 154.72 million current US$ | 93.08 million current US$ | 61.64 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 924.85 million current US$ | 181.95 million current US$ | 742.91 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.93 billion current US$ | 690.54 million current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.98 billion current US$ | 2.36 billion current US$ | 611.72 million current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.11 billion current US$ | 2.84 billion current US$ | 270.01 million current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves minus gold, El Salvador or Zambia?
- El Salvador, at 4.56 billion current US$ against 4.09 billion current US$ in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves minus gold between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 472.71 million current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for total reserves minus gold?
- El Salvador ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 111th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding 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.