El Salvador vs Jordan: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1.70 billion current LCU against 1.54 billion current LCU in El Salvador, a difference of 163.90 million current LCU.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Jordan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Jordan ranks 111th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136.70 million current LCU | 191.78 million current LCU | 55.09 million current LCU | Jordan |
| 2000s | 346.71 million current LCU | 249.08 million current LCU | 97.63 million current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 597.93 million current LCU | 779.64 million current LCU | 181.71 million current LCU | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.02 billion current LCU | 1.44 billion current LCU | 429.02 million current LCU | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 1.70 billion current LCU against 1.54 billion current LCU in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 163.90 million current LCU, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Jordan ranks 111th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.