Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) was 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.5% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in El Salvador peaked at 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
El Salvador ranks 2nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0097 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0161 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0163 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0306 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0172 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0254 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0132 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0216 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0463 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +114.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0568 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0552 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0521 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0507 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0413 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0323 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0386 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0453 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0442 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.044 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0296 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0233 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0343 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0225 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0224 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0252 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.03 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0377 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0359 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0513 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0421 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0531 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0453 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0496 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0403 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0387 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0384 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0401 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0393 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0394 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0693 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0419 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0382 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.056 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0568 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0162 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0306 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0385 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0568 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0453 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0379 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0224 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0531 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0438 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.038 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0561 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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More external debt data for El Salvador
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 29.56 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.66 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0008 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -902.82 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 9.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -360,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0568 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 43.98 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 25.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in El Salvador?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in El Salvador was 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0877 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does El Salvador rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.