El Salvador vs Lesotho: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP

El Salvador
58.72
in 2015
Lesotho
58.33
in 2015
El Salvador rank
69th
Lesotho rank
71st

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 58.72 against 58.33 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.39.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1973 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 13.96 9.46 4.5 El Salvador
1980s 73.37 61.36 12.02 El Salvador
1990s 36.02 81.1 45.08 Lesotho
2000s 37.81 70.85 33.04 Lesotho
2010s 54.32 44.13 10.19 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, El Salvador or Lesotho?
El Salvador, at 58.72 against 58.33 in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between El Salvador and Lesotho?
0.39, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
42 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
190 places, 9,624 data points, 1800–2015
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The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.