El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.5% against 8.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 27.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 1.3% | 3.0% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 8.9% | 3.2% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 9.3% | 14.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, El Salvador or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 35.5% against 8.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 27.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for total debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of GNI). 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 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.