El Salvador vs Zambia: External debt stocks, long-term

El Salvador
21.65 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
22.20 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
Zambia rank
43rd

External debt stocks, long-term over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 22.20 billion DOD, current US$ against 21.65 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 549.50 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 435.33 million DOD, current US$ 1.15 billion DOD, current US$ 713.08 million DOD, current US$ Zambia
1980s 1.53 billion DOD, current US$ 3.14 billion DOD, current US$ 1.60 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
1990s 2.21 billion DOD, current US$ 4.92 billion DOD, current US$ 2.71 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia
2000s 6.88 billion DOD, current US$ 3.95 billion DOD, current US$ 2.93 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2010s 12.98 billion DOD, current US$ 12.05 billion DOD, current US$ 926.50 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2020s 18.32 billion DOD, current US$ 24.15 billion DOD, current US$ 5.83 billion DOD, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term, El Salvador or Zambia?
Zambia, at 22.20 billion DOD, current US$ against 21.65 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term between El Salvador and Zambia?
549.50 million DOD, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term?
El Salvador ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). 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$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.