Croatia vs El Salvador: International debt issues to GDP

Croatia
30.4%
in 2020
El Salvador
32.0%
in 2020
Croatia rank
38th
El Salvador rank
37th

International debt issues to GDP over time

  • Croatia
  • El Salvador
0102030199720082020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 32.0% against 30.4% in Croatia, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 37th of 116 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 11.2% 1.3% 9.9% Croatia
2000s 14.4% 16.8% 2.4% El Salvador
2010s 24.4% 24.3% 0.1% Croatia
2020s 30.4% 32.0% 1.7% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international debt issues to gdp, Croatia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 32.0% against 30.4% in Croatia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international debt issues to gdp between Croatia and El Salvador?
1.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Croatia and El Salvador rank globally for international debt issues to gdp?
Croatia ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 37th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
International debt issues to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,874 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.