Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 79.49 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
79.49
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
32nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
95.37
in 2020
All-time low
25.65
in 1998
Years of data
39
1992–2030
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in El Salvador, 1992–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in El Salvador stood at 79.49.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 95.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.65, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.36 | — |
| 1993 | 31.87 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 30.55 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 28.04 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 28.55 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 27.79 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 25.65 | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 27.99 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 29.55 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 37.84 | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 43.8 | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 45.96 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 46.81 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 46.29 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 52.56 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 52.2 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.21 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 65.78 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 66.79 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 65.6 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 69.99 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 69.65 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.79 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 73.46 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 75.21 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 77.14 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 76.96 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.91 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 95.37 | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 87.96 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 83.66 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 85.09 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 87.51 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 87.62 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 86.91 | -0.8% |
| 2027 | 84.63 | -2.6% |
| 2028 | 82.86 | -2.1% |
| 2029 | 81.41 | -1.7% |
| 2030 | 79.49 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.6 | 25.65 | 36.36 | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.5 | 29.55 | 65.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.45 | 65.6 | 77.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3 | 81.41 | 95.37 | 10 |
| 2030s | 79.49 | 79.49 | 79.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 82.54 compare
- 30 Algeria 81.11 compare
- 31 Cape Verde 80.7 compare
- 33 Hungary 78.83 compare
- 34 Malawi 78.77 compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 77.93 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 gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in El Salvador?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in El Salvador was 79.49 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.37 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.65 in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October