El Salvador vs Low income: Short-term debt
Short-term debt over time
- El Salvador
- Low income
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 22.4% against 3.5% in Low income, a difference of 18.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.3 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Low income ranks 32nd of 119 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 27.7% | 5.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 15.1% | 11.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 10.8% | 14.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher short-term debt, El Salvador or Low income?
- El Salvador, at 22.4% against 3.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in short-term debt between El Salvador and Low income?
- 18.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Low income?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Low income rank globally for short-term debt?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd and Low income ranks 32nd 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.