El Salvador vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): 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
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.7% against 15.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 12.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
El Salvador ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 118 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 17.4% | 6.5% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 8.3% | 6.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 13.7% | 4.9% | El Salvador |
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 27.7% against 15.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) between El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 12.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- El Salvador ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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.