Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.9%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,987Mchart€32,683M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$25,955Mchart$35,365M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,699chart€5,1572024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,330chart$5,5802024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,984chart28,6022024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202412,967chart30,9492024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.96%chart87.51%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,896chart€4,5132024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,215chart$4,8832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-885chart-1,4872024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-958chart-1,6092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.69%chart-4.55%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,954.4chart10,249.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20247,525.0chart11,091.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023545.3chart992.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023587.4chart1,079.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20258.71%chart15.89%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023327.8chart1,768.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023354.7chart1,912.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.46%chart18.51%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,314.9chart387.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,422.8chart419.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202418.33%chart3.83%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202428.99%chart31.36%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€2,261chart€1,6172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$2,446chart$1,7502024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€180chart€1572023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$194chart$1702023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€111chart€2802023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$120chart$3032023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€422chart€612024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$457chart$662024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/26/2025Ba3B311/26/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/25/2023BB-B-11/07/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]10/15/2020B+RD05/05/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202347chart312023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201969ºchart103º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202468.1chart68.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202438ºchart14º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202463ºchart98º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q46.7%
Unemployed [+]2022Q4115K
NMW [+]2024$185.3chart$365.02024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€167.5chart€330.32024NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201749ºchart95º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Dram [+]02/09/2026448.2000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/2026377.9700
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 20252.7%chart0.6%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
1.3%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/16/20256.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202047ºchart91º2020Doing Business [+]
3.4%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019970chart6,400December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.41chart1.29December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
42.042015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202323.5%chart22.8%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200620.00%chart13.00%01/01/2012Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202023.0%chart30.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20221,666,000chart1,891,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€7,782.5Mchart€6,009.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$8,415.2Mchart$6,498.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.80%chart19.20%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,382.6Mchart€14,471.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,308.0Mchart$15,648.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202350.90%chart46.23%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,600.1Mchart€-8,462.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,892.8Mchart$-9,150.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-16.10%chart-27.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201543ºchart54º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024103chart3012024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202477ºchart107º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,539.0chart5,050.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20206.42%chart0.69%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202032.34%chart25.65%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.10‰chart15.76‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017292.2chart149.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.40‰chart7.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.90chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202323.7%chart27.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20243,076,252chart6,338,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020190,349chart42,7672020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020958,190chart1,599,0582020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.786chart0.6742022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202464ºchart96º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.47chart72.102023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015162chart6782015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.39chart10.962015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202365chart4962022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20232.21chart7.902022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.63chart1.272023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20237,012chart6,3352023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20238,648chart6,4962023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20268,785chart4,23001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026454,891chart202,06601/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/01/20231,030,758chart4,397,81712/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,855.75chart667.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/01/20232,256,919chart11,459,44812/29/2023Doses 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