El Salvador vs Vietnam: 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
Vietnam
0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
35th
Vietnam rank
33rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Vietnam
00.10.20.3197720002024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 35th and Vietnam ranks 33rd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0434 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0449 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
1990s 0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.165 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1153 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.1056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0342 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2010s 0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0601 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
2020s 0.078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0837 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0779 DOD, current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Vietnam?
0.0019 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Vietnam rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 35th and Vietnam ranks 33rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.