El Salvador vs Senegal: Interest payments
El Salvador
14.1%
in 2023
Senegal
13.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
34th
Senegal rank
36th
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- Senegal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.1% against 13.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th of 152 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or Senegal?
- El Salvador, at 14.1% against 13.2% in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and Senegal?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Senegal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Senegal rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 36th 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.