El Salvador vs Lesotho: External debt as a share of gross national income
El Salvador
75.4%
in 2024
Lesotho
65.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
24th
Lesotho rank
34th
External debt as a share of gross national income over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 75.4% against 65.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
El Salvador ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 121 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.3% | 42.1% | 16.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 40.6% | 27.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 66.9% | 7.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt as a share of gross national income, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador, at 75.4% against 65.3% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt as a share of gross national income between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 10.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for external debt as a share of gross national income?
- El Salvador ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as External debt as a share of gross national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%).