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

China
223,048 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
252,212 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
65th
El Salvador rank
62nd

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

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  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 252,212 US dollar per square kilometre against 223,048 US dollar per square kilometre in China, a difference of 29,164 US dollar per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.

China ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 38,200 US dollar per square kilometre 142,108 US dollar per square kilometre 103,908 US dollar per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 141,022 US dollar per square kilometre 197,337 US dollar per square kilometre 56,315 US dollar per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 226,562 US dollar per square kilometre 226,370 US dollar per square kilometre 191.75 US dollar per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar), China or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 252,212 US dollar per square kilometre against 223,048 US dollar per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) between China and El Salvador?
29,164 US dollar per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
China ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 62nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
US dollar per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,063 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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