Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Bulgaria
254.71 million NFL, current US$
in 2022
El Salvador
179.37 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
38th
El Salvador rank
40th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 254.71 million NFL, current US$ against 179.37 million NFL, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 75.34 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 40th of 116 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 705.77 million NFL, current US$ -14.86 million NFL, current US$ 720.62 million NFL, current US$ Bulgaria
1990s -11.81 million NFL, current US$ -2.66 million NFL, current US$ 9.14 million NFL, current US$ El Salvador
2000s 3.70 billion NFL, current US$ 129.81 million NFL, current US$ 3.57 billion NFL, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 139.59 million NFL, current US$ 261.73 million NFL, current US$ 122.14 million NFL, current US$ El Salvador
2020s 512.70 million NFL, current US$ 212.38 million NFL, current US$ 300.31 million NFL, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Bulgaria or El Salvador?
Bulgaria, at 254.71 million NFL, current US$ against 179.37 million NFL, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
75.34 million NFL, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 40th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,819 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).