Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.4%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€106,477Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$115,214Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,804chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$3,034chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202463,794chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202469,028chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.91%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,736chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,878chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,075chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,163chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.01%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202419,603.3chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202421,211.8chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,613.2chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20232,826.4chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20256.52%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,142.0chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,244.8chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.90%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,065.3chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,152.7chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.92%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.41%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€533chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$577chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€71chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$77chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€31chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$34chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€28chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$30chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]11/29/2024B3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/04/2022B-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]01/21/2022B-RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202333chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019136ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202485.6chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202489ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024133ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q115.8%
Unemployed [+]2021Q12,084K
NMW [+]2024$84.5chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€76.4chart€330.32024NMW [+]
95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Kwanza [+]02/06/20261,075.4050
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/2026912.1331
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 202515.7%chart0.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/14/202617.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020177ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20192,080chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.09chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201531.29chart42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
22.9%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201310.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202017.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022130,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€35,225.0Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$38,088.8Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202333.87%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€15,048.0Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$16,271.4Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.47%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€20,177.0Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$22,243.6Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202319.40%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202329chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202473ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174.2chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20201.96%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.00%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202337.59‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201746.9chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.93‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20235.12chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201832.3%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202336,749,906chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020656,434chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020668,066chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.591chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024113ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202364.62chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20155,124chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201518.22chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20161,196chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20164.10chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.78chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,136
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20217,783.0
Consumption GWh [+]202316,214chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202317,939chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20261,937chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026107,487chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/31/20239,609,080chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202652.71chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202327,819,132chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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