El Salvador vs Lower middle income: Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Lower middle income
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 96.2% against 14.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 81.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 11.8% | 0.9% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 25.1% | 4.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 21.7% | 1.8% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 13.8% | 9.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 10.8% | 19.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 13.3% | 59.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, El Salvador or Lower middle income?
- El Salvador, at 96.2% against 14.5% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between El Salvador and Lower middle income?
- 81.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lower middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Lower middle income rank globally for total debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Lower middle income ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.