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