El Salvador vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 25.8% against 12.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 13.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 22.9% | 6.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 20.8% | 2.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 12.3% | 3.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 7.9% | 7.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 12.0% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, El Salvador or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- El Salvador, at 25.8% against 12.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 13.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd 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.