El Salvador vs Upper middle income: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- El Salvador
- Upper middle income
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 47.6% against 37.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Upper middle income ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 6.7% | 4.4% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 5.4% | 2.0% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 12.1% | 2.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 8.3% | 2.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 13.7% | 2.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 15.7% | 17.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 32.7% | 14.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., El Salvador or Upper middle income?
- El Salvador, at 47.6% against 37.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between El Salvador and Upper middle income?
- 9.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Upper middle income?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Upper middle income rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 10th 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.