El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 25.8% against 8.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 10.2% | 5.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 6.4% | 9.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 5.8% | 9.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- El Salvador, at 25.8% against 8.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 16.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.