El Salvador vs Kenya: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 25.8% against 25.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Kenya ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 6.4% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 19.3% | 4.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 16.4% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 9.2% | 6.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 10.5% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 19.1% | 1.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, El Salvador or Kenya?
- El Salvador, at 25.8% against 25.4% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 6th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). 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 debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.