The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of El Salvador was approximately 87.58 percent in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the ratio rose by around 44.25 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The ratio is forecast to decline by about 8.69 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.
The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.
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Ratio of national debt to GDP in El Salvador from 1991 to 2030
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IMF. (April 29, 2025). Ratio of national debt to GDP in El Salvador from 1991 to 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/460505/national-debt-of-el-salvador-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. "Ratio of national debt to GDP in El Salvador from 1991 to 2030." Chart. April 29, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460505/national-debt-of-el-salvador-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. (2025). Ratio of national debt to GDP in El Salvador from 1991 to 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460505/national-debt-of-el-salvador-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. "Ratio of National Debt to Gdp in El Salvador from 1991 to 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460505/national-debt-of-el-salvador-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF, Ratio of national debt to GDP in El Salvador from 1991 to 2030 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460505/national-debt-of-el-salvador-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Ratio of national debt to GDP in El Salvador from 1991 to 2030 [Graph], IMF, April 29, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/460505/national-debt-of-el-salvador-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/