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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 43.7% of GDP (2003)
2005 41.7% of GDP (2004 est.)
2006 46.7% of GDP (2005 est.)
2007 41.1% of GDP (2006 est.)
2008 37.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
2009 44.7% of GDP (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 41.7% of GDP (2004 est.)
2010 55% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 52.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
2011 54.4% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 52.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
2012 57.4% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 57.5% of GDP (2011 est.) note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt.
2013 59.2% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 53.6% of GDP (2011 est.) note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2014 62% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 59.2% of GDP (2012 est.) note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2015 63.4% of GDP (2014 est.) | 59% of GDP (2013 est.) | note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt | country comparison to the world: 51
2016 65.4% of GDP (2015 est.) | 62.4% of GDP (2014 est.) | note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt | country comparison to the world: 54
2017 65.5% of GDP (2016 est.) | 63.7% of GDP (2015 est.) | note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt | country comparison to the world: 58
2018 67.9% of GDP (2017 est.) | 66.4% of GDP (2016 est.) | note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2019 67.9% of GDP (2017 est.) | 66.4% of GDP (2016 est.) | note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2020 67.9% of GDP (2017 est.) | 66.4% of GDP (2016 est.) | note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2021 67.9% of GDP (2017 est.) 66.4% of GDP (2016 est.) note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2022 67.9% of GDP (2017 est.) 66.4% of GDP (2016 est.) note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2023 71.41% of GDP (2020 est.) 53.88% of GDP (2019 est.) 52.21% of GDP (2018 est.) note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt
2024 66.47% of GDP (2021 est.) note: central government debt as a % of GDP
2025 102.2% of GDP (2023 est.) note: central government debt as a % of GDP