Colombia vs El Salvador: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Colombia
3,342 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador
3,415 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
El Salvador rank
28th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3,415 DOD, current US$ per person against 3,342 DOD, current US$ per person in Colombia, a difference of 73 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 117.69 DOD, current US$ per person 104.5 DOD, current US$ per person 13.19 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
1980s 366.76 DOD, current US$ per person 311.97 DOD, current US$ per person 54.79 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
1990s 579.16 DOD, current US$ per person 387.29 DOD, current US$ per person 191.87 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
2000s 846.95 DOD, current US$ per person 1,145 DOD, current US$ per person 298.25 DOD, current US$ per person El Salvador
2010s 1,946 DOD, current US$ per person 2,104 DOD, current US$ per person 158.42 DOD, current US$ per person El Salvador
2020s 3,031 DOD, current US$ per person 2,914 DOD, current US$ per person 116.81 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 3,415 DOD, current US$ per person against 3,342 DOD, current US$ per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Colombia and El Salvador?
73 DOD, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Colombia ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.