El Salvador vs United States of America: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- El Salvador
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 54.2% against 47.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th of 187 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 18.4% | 16.1% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 14.2% | 10.8% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 19.3% | 9.8% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 25.1% | 19.4% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 19.8% | 8.7% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 35.2% | 1.8% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 53.3% | 6.2% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., El Salvador or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 54.2% against 47.6% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between El Salvador and United States of America?
- 6.6%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and United States of America rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.