Colombia vs El Salvador: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita

Colombia
3,815 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
El Salvador
3,938 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
33rd
El Salvador rank
32nd

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 3,938 DOD, current US$ per person against 3,815 DOD, current US$ per person in Colombia, a difference of 123 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 33rd and El Salvador ranks 32nd of 122 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 167.99 DOD, current US$ per person 125.33 DOD, current US$ per person 42.66 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
1980s 450.83 DOD, current US$ per person 362.18 DOD, current US$ per person 88.65 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
1990s 694.18 DOD, current US$ per person 466.59 DOD, current US$ per person 227.59 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia
2000s 957.26 DOD, current US$ per person 1,404 DOD, current US$ per person 447.07 DOD, current US$ per person El Salvador
2010s 2,220 DOD, current US$ per person 2,440 DOD, current US$ per person 219.91 DOD, current US$ per person El Salvador
2020s 3,515 DOD, current US$ per person 3,430 DOD, current US$ per person 84.36 DOD, current US$ per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 3,938 DOD, current US$ per person against 3,815 DOD, current US$ per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita between Colombia and El Salvador?
123 DOD, current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
Colombia ranks 33rd and El Salvador ranks 32nd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.