El Salvador vs Maldives: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Maldives
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 9.4% against 6.8% in Maldives, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 5th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 6.4% | 2.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 1.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 9.7% | 3.7% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, El Salvador or Maldives?
- El Salvador, at 9.4% against 6.8% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between El Salvador and Maldives?
- 2.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Maldives?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Maldives rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 5th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). 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 gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.