Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 58.72 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in El Salvador, 1939–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in El Salvador stood at 58.72.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in El Salvador peaked at 108.27 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.53, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 69th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 15.45 | — |
| 1940 | 18.08 | +17.0% |
| 1941 | 18.23 | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 15.16 | -16.8% |
| 1951 | 5.15 | -66.0% |
| 1952 | 5.66 | +9.8% |
| 1953 | 6.71 | +18.6% |
| 1954 | 5.9 | -12.1% |
| 1955 | 5.46 | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 6.85 | +25.3% |
| 1957 | 7.74 | +13.0% |
| 1959 | 3.22 | -58.4% |
| 1960 | 2.83 | -12.0% |
| 1961 | 2.53 | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 19.09 | +653.2% |
| 1965 | 21.23 | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 23.5 | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 23.81 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 24.24 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 26.05 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 12.11 | -53.5% |
| 1973 | 10.23 | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 14.43 | +41.1% |
| 1975 | 12.66 | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 14.18 | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 13.49 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 14.52 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 18.21 | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 25.02 | +37.4% |
| 1981 | 43 | +71.9% |
| 1982 | 49.23 | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 63.72 | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 98.64 | +54.8% |
| 1985 | 108.27 | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 89.23 | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 92.92 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 81.3 | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 82.39 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 55.55 | -32.6% |
| 1991 | 56.54 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 51.75 | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 41.18 | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 36.59 | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 31.36 | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 30.57 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 27.38 | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 24.47 | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 25.34 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 26.52 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 32.43 | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 37.46 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 39.14 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 39.41 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.55 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 39.1 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.03 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 39.25 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 48.21 | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 49.66 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.96 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 55.2 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 55.25 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 57.08 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 58.72 | +2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 58.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.09, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 58.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.57, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +653.2% | 2.53 | 19.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 15.45 | 15.45 | 15.45 | 1 |
| 1940s | 17.16 | 15.16 | 18.23 | 3 |
| 1950s | 5.84 | 3.22 | 7.74 | 8 |
| 1960s | 17.91 | 2.53 | 26.05 | 8 |
| 1970s | 13.73 | 10.23 | 18.21 | 8 |
| 1980s | 73.37 | 25.02 | 108.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.07 | 24.47 | 56.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.81 | 26.52 | 48.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.32 | 49.66 | 58.72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in El Salvador?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in El Salvador was 58.72 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 108.27 in 1985.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.