Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20232.3%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023€15,947Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$17,248Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€378chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$409chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,316chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,424chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]20238.26%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€31chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$34chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-218chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-235chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.37%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,705.7chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,926.5chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2019541.8chart1,084.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2019606.6chart1,172.92024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.88%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202337.4chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202340.5chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20231.46%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2021220.5chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2021261.0chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202110.27%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202316.97%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€64chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$69chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019€14chart€1712024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2019$16chart$1852024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021€6chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2021$7chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202320chart312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]2024103.9chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024chart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
NMW [+]2020$71.6chart$365.02024NMW [+]
€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Prices
0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.2%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020173ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
2.4%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201546.59chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€814.8Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$881.0Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20235.11%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€5,558.1Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$6,010.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.85%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,743.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,161.0Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-29.74%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201596ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202466chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024160ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017409.5chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.37%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202015.02%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202335.44‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017181.6chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.80‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.84chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201947.1%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202443,373,000chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020144,098chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20205,853,838chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.462chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023146ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202366.04chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,796chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.32chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20211,613chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20214.03chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.21chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20246,083chart5,6042024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024987chart6,7712024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20267,998chart4,23002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026235,214chart202,06602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/202318,370,386chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026184.40chart667.4002/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202322,964,750chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: San Salvador
  • Population: 6,338,000
  • Surface Area: 21,040 km2
  • Currency: United States dollars
  • Religion: Mostly Christianity
  • Belongs to: IMF, OAS, UN, SICA