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

Bulgaria
15.87 billion DOD, current US$
in 2022
El Salvador
15.67 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
40th
El Salvador rank
42nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 15.87 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.67 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 199.00 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 40th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 124 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 4.61 billion DOD, current US$ 1.52 billion DOD, current US$ 3.09 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
1990s 8.79 billion DOD, current US$ 2.18 billion DOD, current US$ 6.60 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2000s 6.30 billion DOD, current US$ 4.96 billion DOD, current US$ 1.34 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 8.02 billion DOD, current US$ 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ 455.78 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2020s 15.62 billion DOD, current US$ 11.50 billion DOD, current US$ 4.12 billion DOD, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Bulgaria or El Salvador?
Bulgaria, at 15.87 billion DOD, current US$ against 15.67 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
199.00 million DOD, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Bulgaria ranks 40th and El Salvador ranks 42nd of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
137 places, 6,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Public and publicly guaranteed debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government, Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies, and external obligations of private debtors that are guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.