El Salvador vs Tonga: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

El Salvador
25.8%
in 2024
Tonga
24.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
5th
Tonga rank
7th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tonga
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 25.8% against 24.6% in Tonga, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 5th and Tonga ranks 7th of 120 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 19.0% 3.6% 15.3% El Salvador
1990s 23.4% 4.8% 18.6% El Salvador
2000s 16.7% 8.5% 8.2% El Salvador
2010s 14.9% 6.1% 8.7% El Salvador
2020s 17.9% 11.8% 6.1% 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 Tonga?
El Salvador, at 25.8% against 24.6% in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between El Salvador and Tonga?
1.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
34 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
El Salvador ranks 5th and Tonga 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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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
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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.