Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in El Salvador

El Salvador: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 1.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.4%
Change on year
down 41.2%
World rank
77th
of 90 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2002–2020

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in El Salvador, 2002–2020

11.522.52002201120202002: 1.1 %2003: 1.1 %2004: 1.7 %2005: 1.6 %2006: 2.3 %2007: 2.1 %2008: 2 %2009: 1.6 %2010: 0.813 %2015: 1.3 %2016: 1.2 %2017: 2.6 %2018: 2.5 %2019: 2.4 %2020: 1.4 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in El Salvador stood at 1.4%.

The figure is down 41.2% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in El Salvador peaked at 2.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.

That places El Salvador 77th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in El Salvador, 2002 to 2020.
Year % Change
2002 1.1%
2003 1.1% -4.4%
2004 1.7% +65.4%
2005 1.6% -6.6%
2006 2.3% +39.7%
2007 2.1% -5.9%
2008 2.0% -5.4%
2009 1.6% -18.8%
2010 0.8% -50.6%
2015 1.3% +57.4%
2016 1.2% -3.1%
2017 2.6% +109.8%
2018 2.5% -4.0%
2019 2.4% -3.3%
2020 1.4% -41.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.7% 1.1% 2.3% 8
2010s 1.8% 0.8% 2.6% 6
2020s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in El Salvador?
Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in El Salvador was 1.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
El Salvador ranks 77th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. 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 Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.