El Salvador vs Haiti: Total debt service

El Salvador
96.2%
in 2024
Haiti
63.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
1st
Haiti rank
2nd

Total debt service over time

  • El Salvador
  • Haiti
020406080100197119972024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 96.2% against 63.2% in Haiti, a difference of 33.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Haiti's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Haiti ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Haiti ranks 2nd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Haiti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Haiti Difference Ahead
1970s 11.0% 13.5% 2.6% Haiti
1980s 20.6% 15.4% 5.3% El Salvador
1990s 20.0% 14.5% 5.4% El Salvador
2000s 23.2% 9.6% 13.6% El Salvador
2010s 30.4% 2.8% 27.6% El Salvador
2020s 72.3% 15.3% 56.9% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total debt service, El Salvador or Haiti?
El Salvador, at 96.2% against 63.2% in Haiti as of 2024.
What is the difference in total debt service between El Salvador and Haiti?
33.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Haiti?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Haiti rank globally for total debt service?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Haiti ranks 2nd 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.