El Salvador vs Guatemala: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 27.06 billion DOD, current US$ against 24.96 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 2.10 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 45th and Guatemala ranks 43rd of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 526.11 million DOD, current US$ | 491.08 million DOD, current US$ | 35.03 million DOD, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.27 billion DOD, current US$ | 494.13 million DOD, current US$ | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.67 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 580.87 million DOD, current US$ | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 8.43 billion DOD, current US$ | 8.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 354.40 million DOD, current US$ | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 15.05 billion DOD, current US$ | 19.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.68 billion DOD, current US$ | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 21.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 25.73 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.16 billion DOD, current US$ | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 27.06 billion DOD, current US$ against 24.96 billion DOD, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 2.10 billion DOD, current US$, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- El Salvador ranks 45th and Guatemala ranks 43rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.