Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total reserves in months of imports was 2.11 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.11 ratio for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador peaked at 4.68 ratio in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.58 ratio, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 139th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.68 ratio | — |
| 2001 | 4.09 ratio | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 3.84 ratio | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2 ratio | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 3.76 ratio | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1 ratio | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 2.87 ratio | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 2.87 ratio | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.09 ratio | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 4.65 ratio | +50.6% |
| 2010 | 3.76 ratio | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 2.75 ratio | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 3.33 ratio | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7 ratio | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 2.65 ratio | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.75 ratio | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.21 ratio | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 3.32 ratio | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.06 ratio | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 ratio | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 3.08 ratio | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 2.37 ratio | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 1.58 ratio | -33.2% |
| 2023 | 1.88 ratio | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 2.11 ratio | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.72 ratio | 2.87 ratio | 4.68 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 ratio | 2.65 ratio | 3.8 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 ratio | 1.58 ratio | 3.08 ratio | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador?
- Total reserves in months of imports in El Salvador was 2.11 ratio in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 ratio in 2000.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 ratio in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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