El Salvador vs High income: Interest payments (% of revenue)
Interest payments (% of revenue) over time
- El Salvador
- High income
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.3% against 3.5% in High income, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.0 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was High income ahead.
El Salvador ranks 32nd and High income ranks 35th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and High income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.6% | 0.1% | High income |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 5.6% | 5.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 4.8% | 6.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 3.4% | 9.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or High income?
- El Salvador, at 14.3% against 3.5% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and High income?
- 10.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and High income?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and High income rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd and High income ranks 35th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Interest payments (% of revenue). 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 a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.