Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.8%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,736Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$4,038Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,900chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,359chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,242chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,343chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202335.47%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€14,594chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$15,782chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202375chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202381chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20232.15%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,256.0chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,358.2chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202366.5chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202371.9chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202512.13%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023190.8chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023206.4chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.19%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202335.88%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€14,759chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$15,960chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€781chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$845chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,360chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,553chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/10/2024A-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]07/08/2022A-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
312023Corruption Index [+]
103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202494ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q31.4%
NMW [+]2024$1,520.8chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€1,376.3chart€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20260.8413
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.7%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.5%chart22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,555,100chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€233.4Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$252.4Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20236.67%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,844.8Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,994.8Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202352.70%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,611.4Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,742.4Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-46.03%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2025189chart3012024Density [+]
107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202058.42%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.27%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20235.50‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017292.6chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.30‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.08chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20245.03‰
27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202589,058chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202045,574chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202011,132chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.884chart0.6742022HDI [+]
96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
6782015Suicides [+]
10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20202chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20202.58chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026159chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202648,015chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/202353,501chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,785.35chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/24/2023157,072chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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