El Salvador vs South Africa: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar)

El Salvador
898.39 US dollar per person
in 2025
South Africa
826.96 US dollar per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
105th
South Africa rank
108th

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 898.39 US dollar per person against 826.96 US dollar per person in South Africa, a difference of 71.43 US dollar per person.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 108th of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 68.43 US dollar per person 109.3 US dollar per person 40.87 US dollar per person South Africa
2000s 386.24 US dollar per person 517.92 US dollar per person 131.68 US dollar per person South Africa
2010s 663.56 US dollar per person 696.71 US dollar per person 33.15 US dollar per person South Africa
2020s 790.24 US dollar per person 723.84 US dollar per person 66.4 US dollar per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar), El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 898.39 US dollar per person against 826.96 US dollar per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) between El Salvador and South Africa?
71.43 US dollar per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
El Salvador ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 108th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,335 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.