El Salvador vs Upper middle income: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita

El Salvador
1,827 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
315.27 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
3rd
Upper middle income rank
3rd

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person against 315.27 TDS, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 1,512 TDS, current US$ per person.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 5.8 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 20.44 TDS, current US$ per person 9.53 TDS, current US$ per person 10.91 TDS, current US$ per person El Salvador
1980s 40.81 TDS, current US$ per person 32.72 TDS, current US$ per person 8.09 TDS, current US$ per person El Salvador
1990s 53.43 TDS, current US$ per person 57.52 TDS, current US$ per person 4.09 TDS, current US$ per person Upper middle income
2000s 138.92 TDS, current US$ per person 104.92 TDS, current US$ per person 34 TDS, current US$ per person El Salvador
2010s 351.76 TDS, current US$ per person 198.68 TDS, current US$ per person 153.08 TDS, current US$ per person El Salvador
2020s 1,115 TDS, current US$ per person 322.63 TDS, current US$ per person 792.44 TDS, current US$ per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita, El Salvador or Upper middle income?
El Salvador, at 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person against 315.27 TDS, current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita between El Salvador and Upper middle income?
1,512 TDS, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Upper middle income rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
El Salvador ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Unit
TDS, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.