El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 96.2% against 16.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 79.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 5.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.6% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 9.1% | 14.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 11.1% | 19.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 17.2% | 55.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, El Salvador or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 96.2% against 16.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 79.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for total debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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.