Egypt vs El Salvador: Total debt service

Egypt
49.2%
in 2024
El Salvador
96.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
3rd
El Salvador rank
1st

Total debt service over time

  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
020406080100197620002024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 96.2% against 49.2% in Egypt, a difference of 47.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 1st of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 13.9% 11.0% 2.9% Egypt
1980s 29.9% 20.6% 9.2% Egypt
1990s 17.6% 20.0% 2.4% El Salvador
2000s 8.6% 23.2% 14.6% El Salvador
2010s 11.9% 30.4% 18.5% El Salvador
2020s 32.9% 72.3% 39.4% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total debt service, Egypt or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 96.2% against 49.2% in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in total debt service between Egypt and El Salvador?
47.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for total debt service?
Egypt ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% 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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Indicator
Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
132 places, 5,268 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.