El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 748.67 million TDS, current US$ against 569.52 million TDS, current US$ in Nicaragua, a difference of 179.16 million TDS, current US$.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.29 million TDS, current US$ | 16.08 million TDS, current US$ | 4.79 million TDS, current US$ | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 51.85 million TDS, current US$ | 34.04 million TDS, current US$ | 17.81 million TDS, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 155.28 million TDS, current US$ | 110.12 million TDS, current US$ | 45.16 million TDS, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 334.39 million TDS, current US$ | 66.55 million TDS, current US$ | 267.83 million TDS, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 499.59 million TDS, current US$ | 119.20 million TDS, current US$ | 380.39 million TDS, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 622.31 million TDS, current US$ | 416.19 million TDS, current US$ | 206.12 million TDS, current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 748.67 million TDS, current US$ against 569.52 million TDS, current US$ in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 179.16 million TDS, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 35th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.