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

El Salvador
75.4%
in 2024
Paraguay
69.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
24th
Paraguay rank
27th

External debt as a share of gross national income over time

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 75.4% against 69.7% in Paraguay, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

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

El Salvador ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 27th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 58.3% 67.3% 9.0% Paraguay
2010s 68.4% 49.1% 19.2% El Salvador
2020s 74.2% 63.3% 10.9% 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 Paraguay?
El Salvador, at 75.4% against 69.7% in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt as a share of gross national income between El Salvador and Paraguay?
5.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for external debt as a share of gross national income?
El Salvador ranks 24th and Paraguay ranks 27th 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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About this data

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 (%).