El Salvador vs Guatemala: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth

El Salvador
-9.03 % change on previous year
in 2024
Guatemala
-9.85 % change on previous year
in 2024
El Salvador rank
83rd
Guatemala rank
85th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
-1000100200197119972024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -9.03 % change on previous year against -9.85 % change on previous year in Guatemala, a difference of 0.82 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 83rd and Guatemala ranks 85th of 121 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 18.41 % change on previous year 8.89 % change on previous year 9.51 % change on previous year El Salvador
1980s 3.23 % change on previous year 6.52 % change on previous year 3.28 % change on previous year Guatemala
1990s 28.08 % change on previous year 13.54 % change on previous year 14.54 % change on previous year El Salvador
2000s 3.16 % change on previous year 3.49 % change on previous year 0.3389 % change on previous year Guatemala
2010s 11.36 % change on previous year 6.39 % change on previous year 4.97 % change on previous year El Salvador
2020s 4.66 % change on previous year -24.61 % change on previous year 29.28 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at -9.03 % change on previous year against -9.85 % change on previous year in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.82 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), annual growth?
El Salvador ranks 83rd and Guatemala ranks 85th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 5,849 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.