El Salvador vs Mexico: Short-term debt
El Salvador
10.6%
in 2024
Mexico
10.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
53rd
Mexico rank
55th
Short-term debt over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 10.6% against 10.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 53rd and Mexico ranks 55th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 14.9% | 6.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 14.2% | 3.6% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 20.0% | 4.7% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 10.4% | 9.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.6% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.0% | 2.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 10.6% against 10.3% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for short-term debt?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd and Mexico ranks 55th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.