Foreign liabilities in El Salvador
El Salvador: Foreign liabilities was 28.80 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
28.80 billion current US$
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
100th
of 151 countries
All-time high
28.80 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2.94 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020
Foreign liabilities in El Salvador, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 28.80 billion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in El Salvador peaked at 28.80 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.94 billion current US$, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Foreign liabilities in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.94 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.37 billion current US$ | +48.8% |
| 1997 | 5.02 billion current US$ | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 6.06 billion current US$ | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 6.89 billion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 7.39 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 8.38 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 9.78 billion current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 11.23 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 11.91 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 13.18 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 14.46 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 15.68 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 16.26 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.81 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 18.65 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 19.21 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 21.73 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 22.17 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 23.45 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 23.59 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 25.19 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 26.43 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 26.14 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.35 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 28.80 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 28.80 billion current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.55 billion current US$, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 28.80 billion current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.29 billion current US$, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.06 billion current US$ | 2.94 billion current US$ | 6.89 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.61 billion current US$ | 7.39 billion current US$ | 17.81 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 billion current US$ | 18.65 billion current US$ | 28.35 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.80 billion current US$ | 28.80 billion current US$ | 28.80 billion current US$ | 1 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign liabilities in El Salvador?
- Foreign liabilities in El Salvador was 28.80 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.80 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 billion current US$ in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for foreign liabilities?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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