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El Salvador — General government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1939–2031 · 81 observations

About this series

General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest general government debt reading for El Salvador was 87.2% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 87.4% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.14 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 83.4% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2031

PeriodValue
203174.4 % of GDP
203076.6 % of GDP
202978.4 % of GDP
202880.3 % of GDP
202782.2 % of GDP
12 earlier values, back to 2015
202684.5 % of GDP
202587.2 % of GDP
202487.4 % of GDP
202385 % of GDP
202283.7 % of GDP
202188 % of GDP
202095.4 % of GDP
201977.9 % of GDP
201877 % of GDP
201777.1 % of GDP
201675.2 % of GDP
201573.5 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.