El Salvador vs Peru: Debt service on external debt, total

El Salvador
11.58 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Peru
15.23 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
19th
Peru rank
17th

Debt service on external debt, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 15.23 billion TDS, current US$ against 11.58 billion TDS, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 3.65 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 19th and Peru ranks 17th of 121 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 84.86 million TDS, current US$ 886.23 million TDS, current US$ 801.37 million TDS, current US$ Peru
1980s 200.33 million TDS, current US$ 1.24 billion TDS, current US$ 1.03 billion TDS, current US$ Peru
1990s 306.01 million TDS, current US$ 1.90 billion TDS, current US$ 1.60 billion TDS, current US$ Peru
2000s 834.61 million TDS, current US$ 4.19 billion TDS, current US$ 3.35 billion TDS, current US$ Peru
2010s 2.18 billion TDS, current US$ 7.01 billion TDS, current US$ 4.83 billion TDS, current US$ Peru
2020s 7.02 billion TDS, current US$ 10.57 billion TDS, current US$ 3.55 billion TDS, current US$ Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total, El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 15.23 billion TDS, current US$ against 11.58 billion TDS, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total between El Salvador and Peru?
3.65 billion TDS, current US$, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for debt service on external debt, total?
El Salvador ranks 19th and Peru ranks 17th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$). 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, total (TDS, current US$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,429 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.