How does El Salvador rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

El Salvador ranks 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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El Salvador: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 12.5%

World rank

35th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.1553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2001

All-time low

0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1993

Years of data

1977–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1977–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador stood at 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.1553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1993.

That places El Salvador 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in El Salvador, 1977 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1977	0.0734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.1052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.2%
1979	0.0803 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.7%
1980	0.0616 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1981	0.0617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1982	0.0606 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1983	0.0269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-55.6%
1984	0.0306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1985	0.0222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1986	0.0338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.6%
1987	0.0543 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+60.7%
1988	0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1989	0.0482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1990	0.0442 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1991	0.0204 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-54.0%
1992	0.0183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1993	0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1994	0.0248 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.4%
1995	0.0592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+138.3%
1996	0.0625 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1997	0.0793 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.8%
1998	0.0777 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1999	0.0933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.1%
2000	0.1396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.6%
2001	0.1553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2002	0.0919 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.8%
2003	0.1223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.1%
2004	0.1297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2005	0.1263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2006	0.0806 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.2%
2007	0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2008	0.0857 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2009	0.049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-42.8%
2010	0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2011	0.0603 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.0%
2012	0.0714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
2013	0.0843 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
2014	0.0893 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2015	0.0861 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2016	0.1047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.6%
2017	0.0818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.9%
2018	0.0796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2019	0.083 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
2020	0.0751 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2021	0.0777 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2022	0.0743 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2023	0.0868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
2024	0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0863 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.0458 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0222 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0496 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0453 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0743 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0868 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

32 Paraguay 0.0796 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Viet Nam 0.0779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Argentina 0.0761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 China 0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
37 Nicaragua 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Kazakhstan 0.0672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in El Salvador was 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.1553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
How does El Salvador rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: El Salvador ranks 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, 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.