Colombia vs El Salvador: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 24.2% against 22.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 119 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 | 48.2% | 24.7% | 23.5% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 17.6% | 27.4% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 25.3% | 7.5% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 45.9% | 27.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 26.6% | 6.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.5% | 1.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia, at 24.2% against 22.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 1.8%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for short-term debt?
- Colombia ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.