El Salvador vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and
El Salvador
18.4%
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
9.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
10th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
8th
Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 18.4% against 9.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
El Salvador ranks 10th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 125 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.8% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 8.7% | 6.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 9.2% | 7.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and, El Salvador or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 18.4% against 9.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and between El Salvador and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 9.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 8th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.