El Salvador External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- El Salvador external debt for 2022 was $21,299,072,243, a 4.79% increase from 2021.
- El Salvador external debt for 2021 was $20,326,023,715, a 9.99% increase from 2020.
- El Salvador external debt for 2020 was $18,479,126,634, a 6.21% increase from 2019.
- El Salvador external debt for 2019 was $17,398,214,892, a 4.03% increase from 2018.
| El Salvador External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$21,299,072,243 |
4.79% |
| 2021 |
$20,326,023,715 |
9.99% |
| 2020 |
$18,479,126,634 |
6.21% |
| 2019 |
$17,398,214,892 |
4.03% |
| 2018 |
$16,724,734,484 |
-2.65% |
| 2017 |
$17,179,362,768 |
3.70% |
| 2016 |
$16,566,778,004 |
6.40% |
| 2015 |
$15,570,377,313 |
2.65% |
| 2014 |
$15,168,975,769 |
7.34% |
| 2013 |
$14,131,937,323 |
4.31% |
| 2012 |
$13,548,206,071 |
6.43% |
| 2011 |
$12,729,163,389 |
10.73% |
| 2010 |
$11,495,710,497 |
10.47% |
| 2009 |
$10,405,779,193 |
-2.64% |
| 2008 |
$10,688,436,436 |
8.35% |
| 2007 |
$9,864,898,765 |
-1.40% |
| 2006 |
$10,004,564,796 |
3.98% |
| 2005 |
$9,621,574,748 |
5.18% |
| 2004 |
$9,147,790,266 |
6.17% |
| 2003 |
$8,616,503,266 |
40.93% |
| 2002 |
$6,114,021,552 |
14.40% |
| 2001 |
$5,344,553,478 |
17.85% |
| 2000 |
$4,535,064,825 |
20.52% |
| 1999 |
$3,762,995,866 |
13.66% |
| 1998 |
$3,310,661,338 |
3.35% |
| 1997 |
$3,203,304,452 |
11.52% |
| 1996 |
$2,872,513,549 |
11.80% |
| 1995 |
$2,569,443,218 |
18.74% |
| 1994 |
$2,163,863,050 |
8.58% |
| 1993 |
$1,992,942,228 |
-15.08% |
| 1992 |
$2,346,752,650 |
3.27% |
| 1991 |
$2,272,547,390 |
1.81% |
| 1990 |
$2,232,089,055 |
2.78% |
| 1989 |
$2,171,656,070 |
3.47% |
| 1988 |
$2,098,775,766 |
1.20% |
| 1987 |
$2,073,829,069 |
6.06% |
| 1986 |
$1,955,293,878 |
0.40% |
| 1985 |
$1,947,465,463 |
1.02% |
| 1984 |
$1,927,867,240 |
4.77% |
| 1983 |
$1,840,051,299 |
19.83% |
| 1982 |
$1,535,580,027 |
25.90% |
| 1981 |
$1,219,725,516 |
22.36% |
| 1980 |
$996,824,513 |
2.37% |
| 1979 |
$973,789,597 |
-2.47% |
| 1978 |
$998,400,249 |
22.70% |
| 1977 |
$813,716,218 |
43.34% |
| 1976 |
$567,663,298 |
15.53% |
| 1975 |
$491,365,106 |
17.17% |
| 1974 |
$419,353,323 |
48.24% |
| 1973 |
$282,878,601 |
1.80% |
| 1972 |
$277,866,667 |
20.53% |
| 1971 |
$230,545,490 |
12.16% |
| 1970 |
$205,547,537 |
12.16% |
