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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