El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

El Salvador
0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
2nd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
2nd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0633 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 122 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0414 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0124 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.0351 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0278 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.0379 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0257 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0188 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.0561 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0262 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0299 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador

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), El Salvador or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
El Salvador, at 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0244 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
0.0633 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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
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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.