El Salvador vs Nicaragua: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
35th
Nicaragua rank
37th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0863 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2261 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1398 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.0458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4303 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6977 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 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$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0077 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Nicaragua ranks 37th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.