Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
El Salvador's external debt stands at 27.93B as of 2025-12-31, up from 24.99B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, El Salvador's external debt was 27.93B, up from 24.99B in 2024.
In 2024, El Salvador's external debt was 24.99B, up from 22.86B in 2023.
In 2023, El Salvador's external debt was 22.86B, up from 21.19B in 2022.
In 2022, El Salvador's external debt was 21.19B, up from 20.34B in 2021.
In 2021, El Salvador's external debt was 20.34B, up from 18.49B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.93B | +2.93B |
| 2024 | 24.99B | +2.13B |
| 2023 | 22.86B | +1.67B |
| 2022 | 21.19B | +846.29M |
| 2021 | 20.34B | +1.86B |
| 2020 | 18.49B | +1.12B |
| 2019 | 17.37B | +682.03M |
| 2018 | 16.69B | -505.67M |
| 2017 | 17.19B | +609.41M |
| 2016 | 16.58B | +978.72M |
| 2015 | 15.60B | +430.28M |
| 2014 | 15.17B | +1.04B |
| 2013 | 14.13B | +583.73M |
| 2012 | 13.55B | +819.04M |
| 2011 | 12.73B | +1.23B |
| 2010 | 11.50B | +1.09B |
| 2009 | 10.41B | -282.66M |
| 2008 | 10.69B | +823.54M |
| 2007 | 9.86B | -139.67M |
| 2006 | 10.00B | +382.99M |
| 2005 | 9.62B | +473.78M |
| 2004 | 9.15B | +531.29M |
| 2003 | 8.62B | +2.50B |
| 2002 | 6.11B | +769.47M |
| 2001 | 5.34B | +809.49M |
| 2000 | 4.54B | +772.07M |
| 1999 | 3.76B | +452.33M |
| 1998 | 3.31B | +107.36M |
| 1997 | 3.20B | +330.79M |
| 1996 | 2.87B | +303.07M |
| 1995 | 2.57B | +405.58M |
| 1994 | 2.16B | +170.92M |
| 1993 | 1.99B | -353.81M |
| 1992 | 2.35B | +74.21M |
| 1991 | 2.27B | +40.46M |
| 1990 | 2.23B | +60.43M |
| 1989 | 2.17B | +72.88M |
| 1988 | 2.10B | +24.95M |
| 1987 | 2.07B | +118.54M |
| 1986 | 1.96B | +7.83M |
| 1985 | 1.95B | +19.60M |
| 1984 | 1.93B | +87.82M |
| 1983 | 1.84B | +304.47M |
| 1982 | 1.54B | +315.85M |
| 1981 | 1.22B | +222.90M |
| 1980 | 996.82M | +23.03M |
| 1979 | 973.79M | -24.61M |
| 1978 | 998.40M | +184.68M |
| 1977 | 813.72M | +246.05M |
| 1976 | 567.66M | +76.30M |
| 1975 | 491.37M | +72.01M |
| 1974 | 419.35M | +136.47M |
| 1973 | 282.88M | +5.01M |
| 1972 | 277.87M | +47.32M |
| 1971 | 230.55M | +25.00M |
| 1970 | 205.55M | — |
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El Salvador's external debt is 27.93B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 24.99B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 27.93B (2025); the lowest is 205.55M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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