International debt issues to GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: International debt issues to GDP was 32.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International debt issues to GDP in El Salvador, 1999–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, international debt issues to gdp in El Salvador stood at 32.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in El Salvador peaked at 32.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1999.
That places El Salvador 37th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International debt issues to GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +165.8% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +240.5% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 1.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 19.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for El Salvador
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 16.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 22.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0865 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 498.75 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 523.37 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 23.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 552.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international debt issues to gdp in El Salvador?
- International debt issues to gdp in El Salvador was 32.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 37th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.