El Salvador vs World: Interest payments
El Salvador
14.3%
in 2024
World
6.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
31st
World rank
28th
Interest payments over time
- El Salvador
- World
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.3% against 6.9% in World, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was World ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and World ranks 28th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 10.1% | 1.6% | World |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 6.2% | 6.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 5.6% | 5.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 6.2% | 5.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payments, El Salvador or World?
- El Salvador, at 14.3% against 6.9% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in interest payments between El Salvador and World?
- 7.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and World rank globally for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and World ranks 28th 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.