El Salvador's Bitcoin stash sits at $618 million despite IMF strings

El Salvador's Bitcoin reserve is worth $618 million, and every coin remains visible on-chain. The country has held Bitcoin since 2021, despite the conditions attached to its loan program with the International Monetary Fund.

The reserve held between 7,760 and 7,792 BTC as of late September to early October 2026. The exact count depends on which snapshot you check.

The dollar value moves with the market. Depending on Bitcoin's price, the reserve has been valued at approximately $598 million to $660 million.

The reserve has grown since the IMF program began. When the program started, El Salvador held approximately 5,968 to 6,070 BTC. Holdings have since climbed by more than 1,700 BTC.

Independent trackers such as BitcoinTreasuries.net confirm the government's official figures. The National Bitcoin Office continues to report incremental additions to the reserve.

The IMF approved a $1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility for El Salvador in February 2025. An Extended Fund Facility is a longer-term loan program, typically paired with policy commitments the borrowing country agrees to meet.

Those commitments included limits on public-sector Bitcoin accumulation. In plain terms, the government was not supposed to keep spending state money on more coins.