El Salvador vs Other small states: Interest payments
El Salvador
14.1%
in 2023
Other small states
3.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
34th
Other small states rank
37th
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- Other small states
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.1% against 3.1% in Other small states, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.6 times Other small states's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Other small states ranks 37th 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 | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 5.3% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.0% | 6.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 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 Other small states?
- El Salvador, at 14.1% against 3.1% in Other small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and Other small states?
- 11.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Other small states?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Other small states rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Other small states ranks 37th 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.