El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia: Interest payments
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.1% against 4.2% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd of 152 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.2% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 4.2% | 6.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 3.4% | 8.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or Europe & Central Asia?
- El Salvador, at 14.1% against 4.2% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 9.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 33rd 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.