El Salvador vs Kenya: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and)
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.7% against 26.0% in Kenya, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.
El Salvador ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 6th of 118 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 7.1% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 24.8% | 7.7% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 22.6% | 4.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 9.7% | 6.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.2% | 3.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 19.9% | 1.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and), El Salvador or Kenya?
- El Salvador, at 27.7% against 26.0% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 1.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- El Salvador ranks 4th and Kenya ranks 6th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.