Argentina vs El Salvador: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Argentina
0.0761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador
0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Argentina rank
34th
El Salvador rank
35th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Argentina
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.

Argentina ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 35th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0621 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0863 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0242 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1980s 0.0979 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Argentina
1990s 0.0766 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.027 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Argentina
2000s 0.1139 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Argentina
2010s 0.0803 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Argentina
2020s 0.0878 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Argentina or El Salvador?
Argentina, at 0.0761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Argentina and El Salvador?
0.0001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Argentina ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 35th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.