Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
El Salvador's government debt stands at 87.55% as of 2025-12-31, down from 87.72% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, El Salvador's government debt was 87.55%, down from 87.72% in 2024.
In 2024, El Salvador's government debt was 87.72%, up from 83.95% in 2023.
In 2023, El Salvador's government debt was 83.95%, up from 83.66% in 2022.
In 2022, El Salvador's government debt was 83.66%, down from 87.96% in 2021.
In 2021, El Salvador's government debt was 87.96%, down from 95.37% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.55% | -0.1725% |
| 2024 | 87.72% | +3.78% |
| 2023 | 83.95% | +0.2886% |
| 2022 | 83.66% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 87.96% | -7.41% |
| 2020 | 95.37% | +17.46% |
| 2019 | 77.91% | +0.9453% |
| 2018 | 76.96% | -0.175% |
| 2017 | 77.14% | +1.92% |
| 2016 | 75.21% | +1.75% |
| 2015 | 73.46% | +1.67% |
| 2014 | 71.79% | +2.14% |
| 2013 | 69.65% | -0.3387% |
| 2012 | 69.99% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.79% | +1.02% |
| 2009 | 65.78% | +11.57% |
| 2008 | 54.21% | +2.01% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -0.3619% |
| 2006 | 52.56% | +6.27% |
| 2005 | 46.29% | -0.5267% |
| 2004 | 46.81% | +0.8509% |
| 2003 | 45.96% | +2.16% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +5.96% |
| 2001 | 37.84% | +8.29% |
| 2000 | 29.55% | +1.56% |
| 1999 | 27.99% | +2.34% |
| 1998 | 25.65% | -2.14% |
| 1997 | 27.79% | -0.7571% |
| 1996 | 28.55% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
El Salvador's government debt is 87.55% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 87.72% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 95.37% (2020); the lowest is 25.65% (1998), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.