El Salvador vs Vanuatu: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP

El Salvador
-27.7%
in 2023
Vanuatu
-28.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
88th
Vanuatu rank
91st

Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Vanuatu
-35-30-25-20-15200020112023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -27.7% against -28.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Vanuatu ahead.

El Salvador ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 91st of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s -25.9% -21.0% 4.9% Vanuatu
2010s -23.8% -24.2% 0.4% El Salvador
2020s -29.6% -31.8% 2.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp, El Salvador or Vanuatu?
El Salvador, at -27.7% against -28.3% in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp between El Salvador and Vanuatu?
0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vanuatu?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Vanuatu rank globally for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 88th and Vanuatu ranks 91st of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
189 places, 3,493 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed