Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita was 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in El Salvador stood at 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 767.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.29 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 3rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.29 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 12.24 TDS, current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 13.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 17.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +35.9% |
| 1974 | 17.81 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 25.08 TDS, current US$ per person | +40.8% |
| 1976 | 23.38 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 35.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +51.6% |
| 1978 | 24.57 TDS, current US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 24.47 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 22.29 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 21.5 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 29.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +35.4% |
| 1983 | 44.17 TDS, current US$ per person | +51.8% |
| 1984 | 51.18 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 54.8 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 58.95 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 52.78 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 40.4 TDS, current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 32.94 TDS, current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 40.22 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 46.37 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 43.52 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 53.71 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 61.18 TDS, current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 50.29 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1996 | 55.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 48.56 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 77.56 TDS, current US$ per person | +59.7% |
| 1999 | 57.86 TDS, current US$ per person | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 63.53 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 64.75 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 84.51 TDS, current US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 2003 | 119.49 TDS, current US$ per person | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 151.44 TDS, current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 146.05 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 211.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +44.5% |
| 2007 | 186.01 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 167.38 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 194.96 TDS, current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 183.45 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 216.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 193.89 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 187.61 TDS, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 210.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 211.48 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 226.64 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 613.81 TDS, current US$ per person | +170.8% |
| 2018 | 570.23 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 903.81 TDS, current US$ per person | +58.5% |
| 2020 | 827.36 TDS, current US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 926.73 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 537 TDS, current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 1,458 TDS, current US$ per person | +171.5% |
| 2024 | 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 10.29 TDS, current US$ per person | 35.44 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.81 TDS, current US$ per person | 21.5 TDS, current US$ per person | 58.95 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.43 TDS, current US$ per person | 40.22 TDS, current US$ per person | 77.56 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.92 TDS, current US$ per person | 63.53 TDS, current US$ per person | 211.03 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 351.76 TDS, current US$ per person | 183.45 TDS, current US$ per person | 903.81 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,115 TDS, current US$ per person | 537 TDS, current US$ per person | 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 1 Kazakhstan 2,250 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 2 Montenegro 1,982 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 4 Serbia 1,568 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Mongolia 1,537 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Mauritius 1,331 TDS, current US$ per person compare
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, total (tds, current us$), per capita in El Salvador?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in El Salvador was 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,827 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 TDS, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 767.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.