El Salvador vs OECD members: Interest payments
El Salvador
14.1%
in 2023
OECD members
4.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
34th
OECD members rank
32nd
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- OECD members
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.1% against 4.6% in OECD members, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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 | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.7% | 5.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 4.9% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 3.5% | 8.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or OECD members?
- El Salvador, at 14.1% against 4.6% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and OECD members?
- 9.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and OECD members?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and OECD members rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 32nd 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.