Foreign debt rose 5.49% to USD 18,334 bil in El Salvador in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in El Salvador reached an all time high of USD 18,334 bil in 2020 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 31,288 bil, USD 25,136 bil in Guatemala, USD 11,017 bil in Honduras and USD 12,050 bil in Nicaragua in 2020.
El Salvador has been ranked 50th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 8 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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