El Salvador vs Maldives: External debt as a share of gross national income

El Salvador
75.4%
in 2024
Maldives
75.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
24th
Maldives rank
23rd

External debt as a share of gross national income over time

  • El Salvador
  • Maldives
20406080100200020122024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 75.6% against 75.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 24th and Maldives ranks 23rd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 58.3% 39.0% 19.3% El Salvador
2010s 68.4% 36.6% 31.8% El Salvador
2020s 74.2% 82.3% 8.1% Maldives

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 Maldives?
Maldives, at 75.6% against 75.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt as a share of gross national income between El Salvador and Maldives?
0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Maldives?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Maldives rank globally for external debt as a share of gross national income?
El Salvador ranks 24th and Maldives ranks 23rd 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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Indicator
External debt as a share of gross national income
Unit
%
Source
World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
121 places, 2,923 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%).