Congo vs El Salvador: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Congo
0.0665 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador
0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Congo rank
5th
El Salvador rank
2nd

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0665 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0.0212 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 2nd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0329 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0162 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0167 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1980s 0.1372 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0385 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0987 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
1990s 0.0933 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0351 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0582 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo
2000s 0.0166 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0379 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0194 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.0613 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0561 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Congo or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0665 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Congo and El Salvador?
0.0212 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Congo ranks 5th and El Salvador ranks 2nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
134 places, 6,246 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.