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Foreign Debt (USD) rose 3.85% to USD 18,061 bil in El Salvador in 2019

Foreign Debt (USD) (USD bil), 2019
Economy | El Salvador | March 1, 2022
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Foreign debt rose 3.85% to USD 18,061 bil in El Salvador in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, foreign debt in El Salvador reached an all time high of USD 18,061 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 206 bil in 1970. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, foreign debt in Costa Rica amounted to USD 29,823 bil, USD 26,591 bil in Guatemala, USD 9,767 bil in Honduras and USD 11,691 bil in Nicaragua in 2019.

El Salvador has been ranked 46th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Foreign Debt (USD) Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Belize USD bil 1,280 1,290 1,339 1,349 1,378
Costa Rica USD bil 23,589 25,563 25,616 28,369 29,801
El Salvador USD bil 15,570 16,567 17,179 16,725 17,379
Guatemala USD bil 20,378 21,130 23,265 24,275 25,035
Honduras USD bil 7,627 7,614 8,742 9,167 9,745
Mexico USD bil 530,515 544,177 578,105 606,454 610,189
Nicaragua USD bil 11,513 12,198 12,707 13,003 13,192
Panama USD bil 88,501 89,440 93,149 100,311 107,416 ...
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