El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Total debt service
Total debt service over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 35.5% against 5.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 30.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 6.5% | 1.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.8% | 0.8% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 4.5% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 6.6% | 17.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 35.5% against 5.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 30.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for total debt service?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.