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

El Salvador
14.13 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Guatemala
13.64 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
42nd
Guatemala rank
44th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 14.13 billion DOD, current US$ against 13.64 billion DOD, current US$ in Guatemala, a difference of 487.90 million DOD, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 42nd and Guatemala ranks 44th of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 263.78 million DOD, current US$ 251.97 million DOD, current US$ 11.81 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador
1980s 1.43 billion DOD, current US$ 1.79 billion DOD, current US$ 363.85 million DOD, current US$ Guatemala
1990s 2.18 billion DOD, current US$ 2.34 billion DOD, current US$ 152.96 million DOD, current US$ Guatemala
2000s 4.96 billion DOD, current US$ 3.72 billion DOD, current US$ 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2010s 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ 1.16 billion DOD, current US$ El Salvador
2020s 12.26 billion DOD, current US$ 11.83 billion DOD, current US$ 422.52 million DOD, current US$ El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 14.13 billion DOD, current US$ against 13.64 billion DOD, current US$ in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between El Salvador and Guatemala?
487.90 million DOD, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Guatemala ranks 44th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$). 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
135 places, 6,473 data points, 1970–2024
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.