El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0494 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2825 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high 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 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.0529 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.0392 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0442 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.0551 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0528 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0903 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0412 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.049 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2237 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0619 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1618 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, total (tds, current us$), per unit of, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 0.3319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0494 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.2825 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (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.