Foreign liabilities per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: Foreign liabilities per capita was 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4,594 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
83rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
4,594 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
963.19 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in El Salvador, 1995–2020

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1995200720201995: 963.2 real chained 2019 US$1996: 1.3k real chained 2019 US$1997: 1.4k real chained 2019 US$1998: 1.6k real chained 2019 US$1999: 1.9k real chained 2019 US$2000: 1.9k real chained 2019 US$2001: 2.1k real chained 2019 US$2002: 2.4k real chained 2019 US$2003: 2.7k real chained 2019 US$2004: 2.7k real chained 2019 US$2005: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2006: 3.0k real chained 2019 US$2007: 3.1k real chained 2019 US$2008: 3.0k real chained 2019 US$2009: 3.3k real chained 2019 US$2010: 3.4k real chained 2019 US$2011: 3.3k real chained 2019 US$2012: 3.7k real chained 2019 US$2013: 3.7k real chained 2019 US$2014: 3.9k real chained 2019 US$2015: 3.9k real chained 2019 US$2016: 4.1k real chained 2019 US$2017: 4.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 4.2k real chained 2019 US$2019: 4.5k real chained 2019 US$2020: 4.6k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in El Salvador peaked at 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 963.19 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

El Salvador ranks 83rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign liabilities per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$) in El Salvador, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 963.19 real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 1,294 real chained 2019 US$ +34.4%
1997 1,413 real chained 2019 US$ +9.1%
1998 1,650 real chained 2019 US$ +16.8%
1999 1,853 real chained 2019 US$ +12.3%
2000 1,933 real chained 2019 US$ +4.3%
2001 2,103 real chained 2019 US$ +8.8%
2002 2,398 real chained 2019 US$ +14.1%
2003 2,690 real chained 2019 US$ +12.2%
2004 2,727 real chained 2019 US$ +1.4%
2005 2,882 real chained 2019 US$ +5.7%
2006 3,042 real chained 2019 US$ +5.5%
2007 3,149 real chained 2019 US$ +3.5%
2008 3,047 real chained 2019 US$ -3.2%
2009 3,290 real chained 2019 US$ +8.0%
2010 3,394 real chained 2019 US$ +3.1%
2011 3,312 real chained 2019 US$ -2.4%
2012 3,668 real chained 2019 US$ +10.7%
2013 3,699 real chained 2019 US$ +0.9%
2014 3,854 real chained 2019 US$ +4.2%
2015 3,892 real chained 2019 US$ +1.0%
2016 4,119 real chained 2019 US$ +5.8%
2017 4,266 real chained 2019 US$ +3.6%
2018 4,168 real chained 2019 US$ -2.3%
2019 4,515 real chained 2019 US$ +8.3%
2020 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ +1.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,701 real chained 2019 US$, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,015 real chained 2019 US$, 65% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,435 real chained 2019 US$ 963.19 real chained 2019 US$ 1,853 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 2,726 real chained 2019 US$ 1,933 real chained 2019 US$ 3,290 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 3,889 real chained 2019 US$ 3,312 real chained 2019 US$ 4,515 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 80 Armenia 5,717 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 81 Belarus 5,417 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 82 Ecuador 4,778 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 84 China 4,552 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 85 Namibia 4,459 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 86 Argentina 4,309 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in El Salvador?
Foreign liabilities per capita in El Salvador was 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4,594 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 963.19 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
El Salvador ranks 83rd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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