El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of

El Salvador
0.3319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
4th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1409 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0759 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0529 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1161 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0632 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0392 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1272 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0551 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0722 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0903 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0799 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.2237 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1567 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.067 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$), per unit of, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
El Salvador, at 0.3319 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.191 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
0.1409 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per unit of?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
133 places, 6,252 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.