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

China
0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador
0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
36th
El Salvador rank
35th

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

  • China
  • El Salvador
00.050.10.15197720002024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was El Salvador ahead.

China ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 35th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0211 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0419 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.0273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2000s 0.0476 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.0895 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.0734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp, China or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between China and El Salvador?
0.0063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 35th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.