El Salvador vs Upper middle income: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Upper middle income
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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About this data
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.