Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 23.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in El Salvador, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 23.5% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in El Salvador peaked at 23.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 43rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.8% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +65.7% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +162.7% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -43.2% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 1.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 13.8% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in El Salvador?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in El Salvador was 23.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).