El Salvador's debt / gdp rose from 24.7 % in 1998 to 107.3 % in 2024.
El Salvador · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
El Salvador's gross debt / gdp rose from 28.5 % in 1996 to 87.2 % in 2025.
El Salvador's interest payments (% of revenue) rose from 8.0 % in 1998 to 14.3 % in 2024.
El Salvador's external debt stocks (% of gni) rose from 29.1 % in 1995 to 75.4 % in 2024.
El Salvador's fiscal balance fell from -2.7 % in 1996 to -2.8 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenueup +1.0 pts47th of 89
- Central gov. expenseup +0.5 pts41st of 87
- Gov. revenueup +0.6 pts46th of 97
- Gov. expendituredown −1.1 pts47th of 97
- Tax revenueup +0.9 pts44th of 91
- Military spendingdown −0.2 pts98th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −6.5 %104th of 151
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- Health spendingdown −0.5 pts40th of 192
- Education spendingup +0.1 pts32nd of 40
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