El Salvador closed 2025 with a significant increase in its net international reserves, which grew by nearly 29% compared to the previous year, reaching a total of $4.48 billion, according to official data from the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
The year-end figure represented an increase of $1.00 billion compared to December 2024, when reserves stood at $3.48 billion. This growth reflected a strengthening of the country’s external position and its capacity to respond to financial obligations and external shocks.
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), international reserves are external assets controlled by monetary authorities and are used to support the balance of payments, intervene in foreign exchange markets, and ensure financial stability.
Throughout 2025, El Salvador’s reserves peaked in September at $4.78 billion. Levels declined slightly in the following months, falling to $4.65 billion in October, $4.52 billion in November, and closing the year at $4.48 billion in December.
Data from the BCR also showed that $4.35 billion of the total reserves accumulated during the year corresponded to foreign currency holdings.