Interest payments (current LCU) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Interest payments (current LCU) was 1.54 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.54 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 157.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in El Salvador peaked at 1.54 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 127.08 million current LCU, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (current LCU) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 127.08 million current LCU | — |
| 1999 | 146.32 million current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 156.98 million current LCU | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 193.80 million current LCU | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 288.90 million current LCU | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 260.00 million current LCU | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 360.00 million current LCU | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 375.40 million current LCU | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 513.10 million current LCU | +36.7% |
| 2007 | 427.10 million current LCU | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 432.40 million current LCU | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 459.40 million current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 478.90 million current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 506.60 million current LCU | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 497.48 million current LCU | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 537.30 million current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 597.53 million current LCU | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 567.62 million current LCU | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 610.56 million current LCU | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 689.30 million current LCU | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 730.30 million current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 763.70 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 754.20 million current LCU | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 953.00 million current LCU | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 1.03 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.32 billion current LCU | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 1.54 billion current LCU | +16.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.54 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.20 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.54 billion current LCU is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.21 billion current LCU, 13% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136.70 million current LCU | 127.08 million current LCU | 146.32 million current LCU | 2 |
| 2000s | 346.71 million current LCU | 156.98 million current LCU | 513.10 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 597.93 million current LCU | 478.90 million current LCU | 763.70 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 billion current LCU | 754.20 million current LCU | 1.54 billion current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in El Salvador?
- Interest payments in El Salvador was 1.54 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.08 million current LCU in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for interest payments?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.