Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and in Central America
Central America: Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and was 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.6%
Change on year
up 10.5%
Rank
17th
of 17 groups
All-time high
15.7%
in 2000
All-time low
4.2%
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and in Central America, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central America recorded 4.6% for debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and in 2023.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and in Central America peaked at 15.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +39.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -45.8% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +65.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +51.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -55.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 6.8% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 532,885 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 12,233 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.84 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and in Central America?
- Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and in Central America was 4.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2022.
- How does Central America rank for debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
- Is debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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