Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in El Salvador

El Salvador: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 23.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23.5%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
43rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 2020
All-time low
1.7%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in El Salvador, 1999–2020

05101520251999200920201999: 1.8 %2000: 1.7 %2001: 2.9 %2002: 7.5 %2003: 10.6 %2004: 11.4 %2005: 12.2 %2006: 17 %2007: 15.4 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 12.7 %2010: 15.5 %2011: 13.8 %2012: 18.4 %2013: 16.1 %2014: 21.3 %2015: 17.2 %2016: 19.7 %2017: 23.2 %2018: 18.9 %2019: 22.5 %2020: 23.5 %

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

Annual values for Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in El Salvador, 1999 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,230 data points, 1999–2020
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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).