
Gross debt in El Salvador
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in El Salvador in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 2.9 billion and 17.0 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 17 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 2,685 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | El Salvador total | El Salvador per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 2.86 bn USD | 494 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 3.20 bn USD | 548 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 3.60 bn USD | 611 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 4.31 bn USD | 727 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 5.09 bn USD | 854 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 5.64 bn USD | 941 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 6.05 bn USD | 1,004 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 6.46 bn USD | 1,067 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 7.03 bn USD | 1,157 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 7.06 bn USD | 1,156 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 7.45 bn USD | 1,215 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 8.85 bn USD | 1,438 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 9.20 bn USD | 1,488 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 9.77 bn USD | 1,572 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 10.98 bn USD | 1,760 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 10.82 bn USD | 1,726 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 11.21 bn USD | 1,781 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 11.64 bn USD | 1,868 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 11.99 bn USD | 1,919 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 12.18 bn USD | 1,943 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 12.55 bn USD | 1,999 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 13.03 bn USD | 2,075 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 15.57 bn USD | 2,474 USD | 30,783 USD |
2021 | 16.95 bn USD | 2,685 USD | 33,695 USD |