Colombia vs El Salvador: Interest payments
Colombia
13.2%
in 2023
El Salvador
14.1%
in 2023
Colombia rank
37th
El Salvador rank
34th
Interest payments over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.1% against 13.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 37th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 9.4% | 6.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.2% | 5.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 10.9% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.5% | 0.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, Colombia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 14.1% against 13.2% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for interest payments?
- Colombia ranks 37th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of expense). 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.