El Salvador vs Mexico: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

El Salvador
2,229 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Mexico
2,212 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
27th
Mexico rank
28th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2,229 DOD, current US$ per person against 2,212 DOD, current US$ per person in Mexico, a difference of 17 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

El Salvador ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 28th of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 63.01 DOD, current US$ per person 209.85 DOD, current US$ per person 146.85 DOD, current US$ per person Mexico
1980s 290.38 DOD, current US$ per person 874.91 DOD, current US$ per person 584.53 DOD, current US$ per person Mexico
1990s 382.1 DOD, current US$ per person 922.18 DOD, current US$ per person 540.08 DOD, current US$ per person Mexico
2000s 826.23 DOD, current US$ per person 1,034 DOD, current US$ per person 207.67 DOD, current US$ per person Mexico
2010s 1,374 DOD, current US$ per person 1,983 DOD, current US$ per person 609.66 DOD, current US$ per person Mexico
2020s 1,950 DOD, current US$ per person 2,300 DOD, current US$ per person 350.21 DOD, current US$ per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 2,229 DOD, current US$ per person against 2,212 DOD, current US$ per person in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between El Salvador and Mexico?
17 DOD, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
El Salvador ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 28th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
134 places, 6,457 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.