El Salvador vs Sudan: External debt stocks, total

El Salvador
24.96 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
Sudan
22.02 billion DOD, current US$
in 2024
El Salvador rank
45th
Sudan rank
46th

External debt stocks, total over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sudan
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 24.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 22.02 billion DOD, current US$ in Sudan, a difference of 2.94 billion DOD, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sudan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 45th and Sudan ranks 46th of 121 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 526.11 million DOD, current US$ 1.65 billion DOD, current US$ 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ Sudan
1980s 1.78 billion DOD, current US$ 8.93 billion DOD, current US$ 7.15 billion DOD, current US$ Sudan
1990s 2.67 billion DOD, current US$ 16.29 billion DOD, current US$ 13.62 billion DOD, current US$ Sudan
2000s 8.43 billion DOD, current US$ 18.12 billion DOD, current US$ 9.69 billion DOD, current US$ Sudan
2010s 15.05 billion DOD, current US$ 22.05 billion DOD, current US$ 6.99 billion DOD, current US$ Sudan
2020s 21.57 billion DOD, current US$ 22.77 billion DOD, current US$ 1.20 billion DOD, current US$ Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total, El Salvador or Sudan?
El Salvador, at 24.96 billion DOD, current US$ against 22.02 billion DOD, current US$ in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between El Salvador and Sudan?
2.94 billion DOD, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sudan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Sudan rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
El Salvador ranks 45th and Sudan ranks 46th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 6,444 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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.