El Salvador Debt to GDP Ratio 2013-2024

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • El Salvador debt to gdp ratio for 2021 was 65.98%, a 3.98% decline from 2020.
  • El Salvador debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 69.96%, a 16.53% increase from 2019.
  • El Salvador debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 53.43%, a 1.76% increase from 2018.
  • El Salvador debt to gdp ratio for 2018 was 51.67%, a 2.8% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Government Debt as % of GDP
Vanuatu 87.07%
Zambia 71.41%
Mongolia 66.92%
El Salvador 65.98%
Kyrgyz Republic 59.34%
Georgia 54.73%
Papua New Guinea 52.58%
Indonesia 44.40%
Eswatini 35.40%
Moldova 32.12%
El Salvador Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Government Debt as % of GDP Annual Change
2021 65.98% -3.98%
2020 69.96% 16.53%
2019 53.43% 1.76%
2018 51.67% -2.80%
2017 54.48% 3.02%
2016 51.46% 0.75%
2015 50.71% 0.39%
2014 50.32% -11.53%
2013 61.85% -11.53%