🇸🇻 El Salvador National Debt Clock
Live tracker for El Salvador government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $25.2 billion, growing at $22 every second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 88%. Per-citizen share: $4,004.
About El Salvador's National Debt
El Salvador drew global attention by adopting Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021; with high debt and a dollarized economy, it reached an IMF agreement that scaled back the crypto experiment.
El Salvador's debt-to-GDP ratio of 88% is elevated above the IMF's informal 60% benchmark, though still manageable for a government with deep capital markets and institutional credibility. By total government debt, El Salvador ranks 87th of the 138 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $22 per second, El Salvador adds about $0.0 billion to its national debt every day — roughly $1 billion per year. Each of El Salvador's 6 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $4,004. That is below the world average of roughly $12,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF general government gross debt baselines (Fiscal Monitor / WEO April 2026) and national treasury data. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
El Salvador National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is El Salvador's national debt right now?
El Salvador's national debt is approximately $25.2 billion as of July 29, 2026, growing at $22 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 88% and each citizen's share is about $4,004.
How fast is El Salvador's debt growing?
El Salvador's government debt grows at approximately $22 per second — about $0.0 billion per day — derived from IMF fiscal-deficit projections anchored to the April 2026 baseline.
What is El Salvador's debt per capita?
Each of El Salvador's 6 million citizens carries a notional share of approximately $4,004 of the national debt.
What is El Salvador's debt-to-GDP ratio?
El Salvador's debt-to-GDP ratio is 88%. This is above the IMF's informal 60% benchmark but generally manageable for an economy with sound institutions.
Why is El Salvador's government debt at this level?
El Salvador drew global attention by adopting Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021; with high debt and a dollarized economy, it reached an IMF agreement that scaled back the crypto experiment.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 25,000,000,000 + 22 × seconds_since(2026-04-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=sv (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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